On the 30th, the KOSPI index is showing strength as it surpasses the 3080 level, supported by institutional buying.

On the 30th, an employee is working in the dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul. On this day, the KOSPI starts at 3072.75, up 16.81 points (0.55%) from the previous session./Courtesy of Yonhap News

As of 11:02 a.m. on that day, the KOSPI index is trading at 3081.52, up 25.06 points (0.82%) from the previous trading day. Institutions are purchasing 277.9 billion won in the securities market alone. Individuals and foreigners are net selling 55 billion won and 210.8 billion won, respectively. The KOSPI index started trading at 3077.13, up 21.19 points (0.69%) from the previous trading day.

The top 10 stocks by market capitalization are generally rising. SK hynix is up 2.82%. Samsung Biologics (0.1%), LG Energy Solution (2.78%), Doosan Enerbility (2.74%), KB Financial (1.36%), Hyundai Motor (0.24%), and NAVER (0.78%) are also on the rise. In contrast, Samsung Electronics (0.82%), Hanwha Aerospace (2.58%), and Samsung Electronics preferred shares (1.38%) are down.

At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is trading at 783.75, up 2.19 points (0.28%) from the previous trading day. In the KOSDAQ market, foreigners and institutions are net buying 7.8 billion won and 11.2 billion won, respectively. Individuals are net selling 3.9 billion won.

The top 10 stocks by KOSDAQ market capitalization are showing mixed trends. ECOPRO BM (1.4%), RAINBOW (0.42%), Ecopro (1%), PharmaResearch (3.81%), HUGEL (3.79%), and CLASSYS (1.77%) are rising. Alteogen (1.18%), Rainbow Robotics (0.7%), Peptron (8.83%), and LigaChem Biosciences (1.28%) are declining.

In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the exchange rate of the won (won/dollar) against the U.S. dollar is trading at 1356.9 won, down 7.1 won from the previous trading day at the same time.