On the 18th, the KOSPI index started with a slight decline but successfully turned upwards during the morning, recovering the 2960 level. The United States mentioned the possibility of military intervention in Iran, but foreign investors and institutions began purchasing shares, leading to a moderate rise.
As of 10:52 a.m., the KOSPI index is trading at 2967.97, up 19.36 points (0.66%) from the previous transaction. In the securities market, foreign and institutional investors are net buying 53.1 billion won and 100 billion won, respectively. Only individuals sold 167.7 billion won worth of shares.
As of the same time, the top 10 stocks by market capitalization show Samsung Electronics rising 1.72%, recording the largest increase. Hyundai Motor is up 0.49%, KB Financial is up 0.19%, and Samsung Electronics preferred shares are up 1.04%. Conversely, SK hynix is down 0.60%, Samsung Biologics is down 0.40%, LG Energy Solution is down 0.17%, Hanwha Aerospace is down 1.15%, Kia is down 0.20%, and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is down 1.83%.
At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is trading at 779.66, up 4.01 points (0.52%) from the previous transaction. In the KOSDAQ market, institutions are solely net buying 71.7 billion won, while individuals and foreigners are net selling 22.8 billion won and 51.2 billion won, respectively.
Excluding declines from HLB (0.79%) and LigaChem Biosciences (2.20%), all of the top 10 stocks by KOSDAQ market capitalization are rising. HUGEL is up 5.70%, recording the largest increase, and Alteogen is up 0.13%, Ecopro is up 1.44%, ECOPRO BM is up 2.12%, Rainbow Robotics is up 0.37%, PharmaResearch is up 1.31%, Peptron is up 0.32%, and CLASSYS is up 1.81%.
In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the exchange rate of the won against the U.S. dollar (won-dollar) is trading at 1372.3 won, down 7.2 won from the previous transaction at the same time.