On the 9th, the KOSPI index broke through the 3120 level as individuals absorbed the selling pressure from foreigners and institutions.
As of 11:22 a.m. that day, the KOSPI index was trading at 3125.67, up 10.72 points (0.34%) compared to the previous transaction. In the securities market, individuals alone net bought 5.5 trillion won, while foreigners and institutions net sold 3.766 trillion won and 1.955 trillion won, respectively.
Institutions are alone buying 2.779 trillion won in the securities market. Individuals and foreigners are net selling 550 billion won and 2.108 trillion won, respectively. The KOSPI index started the day trading at 3125.73, up 10.78 points (0.35%), but shifted to a downward trend before successfully turning upward in the morning.
The top 10 stocks by market capitalization are generally declining. Hanwha Aerospace shows a strong gain of over 4%, while Samsung Biologics is slightly up. In contrast, Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, LG Energy Solution, KB Financial, Hyundai Motor, Doosan Enerbility, Samsung Electronics preferred shares, and NAVER are all on a decline.
At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is trading at 786.84, up 2.65 points (0.34%) compared to the previous transaction. In the KOSDAQ market, individuals and foreigners are net buying 33.7 billion won and 8.7 billion won, respectively. Institutions are net selling 39.5 billion won.
The top 10 stocks by KOSDAQ market cap are showing mixed trends. Peptron is leading, along with Rainbow Robotics, LigaChem Biosciences, and HUGEL, which are in an upward trend. In contrast, Alteogen, Ecopro, ECOPRO BM, PharmaResearch, and CLASSYS are declining.
In the morning, stocks of corporations holding large amounts of their own shares surged amid expectations that a mandatory buyback bill would be presented to the National Assembly. BOOKOOK Securities recorded the upper limit at 60,600 won, while Chokwang Leather and Shinyoung Securities are showing gains of over 10%.
By sector, securities related to corporations with a high proportion of their own shares are attracting attention. SK Securities, Daishin Securities, LS Securities, Eugene Securities, Hyundai Motor Securities, and Mirae Asset Securities are all rising.
In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won/dollar exchange rate is trading at 1372.6 won, up 1.1 won from the previous transaction at the same time.