On the 9th, the KOSPI index is showing strength as foreign investors are flooding in with buying momentum. The KOSDAQ index is also fluctuating around the 760 mark as both foreign and institutional investors join in a "buying" spree.
As of 11:01 a.m. on the same day, the KOSPI index is trading at 2865.03, up 52.98 points (1.88%) from the previous day. By investor type, institutions and foreigners are net buying 314.2 billion won. In contrast, institutions and foreigners are net selling 51.4 billion won and 230.3 billion won, respectively.
At the same time, the top 10 stocks by market capitalization are led by Hyundai Motor, which is rising sharply by more than 4%. Following are Kia, KB Financial, SK hynix, Samsung Electronics preferred shares, Samsung Electronics, and Samsung Biologics, which are also on the rise. In contrast, Hanwha Aerospace is showing a decline of over 3%, while LG Energy Solution has also decreased by around 1%.
At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is trading at 761.52, up 5.31 points (0.70%) from the previous day. In the KOSDAQ market, foreign and institutional investors are purchasing 55 billion won and 15.6 billion won, respectively. Individuals are net selling 57.9 billion won.
Among the top 10 stocks in the KOSDAQ by market capitalization, HUGEL shows the largest increase of around 4%. PharmaResearch, Peptron, and Alteogen are also rising. In contrast, ECOPRO BM, Ecopro, LigaChem Biosciences, Rainbow Robotics, CLASSYS, and RAINBOW are on a downward trend.
In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the exchange rate of the Korean won (won-dollar) against the U.S. dollar is trading at 1357.9 won, down 4.8 won from the previous trading day.