On the 14th, the KOSPI index is showing a slight increase around the 2620 mark due to buying pressure from foreign and institutional investors. The KOSDAQ has slightly turned upward due to individual investors' "buying".

<YONHAP PHOTO-4919> On Nov. 14, the KOSPI rises at the start due to the semiconductor boom, as the status board at Hana Bank's dealing room in Jung-gu, Seoul, displays the KOSPI and KOSDAQ indices, and the won-dollar exchange rate. /Courtesy of Yonhap News Agency

As of 10:37 a.m. on that day, the KOSPI index recorded 2622.46, up 14.04 points (0.54%) from the previous transaction day. The KOSPI index opened at 2625.36, up 16.94 points (0.65%) from the previous closing. Institutional investors bought 288.3 billion won, but foreigners and individuals are selling 230.4 billion won and 71 billion won, respectively.

Most of the top market capitalization stocks are showing "red lights." Samsung Electronics, the leading semiconductor stock, is up 0.79%, while SK hynix is up 3.65%. Samsung Electronics preferred stock is trading up 0.43%.

In addition, Samsung Biologics, Hanwha Aerospace, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, and KB Financial are seeing a rise in stock prices. Conversely, LG Energy Solution, Hyundai Motor, and Kia are experiencing declines.

The KOSDAQ index is trading at 731.91, up 0.04 points (0.01%) from the previous transaction day. The KOSDAQ index opened at 732.20, up 0.32 points (0.04%) from the previous transaction day.

Looking at the top 10 market capitalization stocks, Alteogen, ECOPRO BM, HLB, Ecopro, HUGEL, Peptron, CLASSYS, and LigaChem Biosciences are all declining. In contrast, Rainbow Robotics and PharmaResearch are experiencing gains.

As of 10:40 p.m. that day, the exchange rate of the won to the dollar is trading at 1414.60 won, down 2.90 won from the previous day.