On the 14th, the KOSPI index is showing a slight gain due to buying pressures from individuals and foreigners.
As of 12:01 p.m. that day, the KOSPI index is up 5.16 points (0.16%) at 3180.93. It briefly rose to 3198.11 early in the session, suggesting a recovery of the 3200 mark, but the influx of individual selling volume reversed the gains.
In the securities market, individuals and institutions are net buyers of 20 billion won and 44 billion won, respectively. Institutions alone are selling 95 billion won worth of securities.
Among the top market cap stocks, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance is up over 9%, and Samsung Life Insurance is up over 7%. They are expected to benefit from government policies such as the mandatory retirement of treasury stock and the expansion of shareholder returns, attracting buying pressure. For the same reasons, major holding companies such as Samsung C&T, Hana Financial Group, POSCO Holdings, and Woori Financial Group are also seeing their stock prices rise.
In the rally of NVIDIA, SK hynix, which had briefly recovered the 300,000 won level, is also up over 1%.
In contrast, Samsung Electronics, LG Energy Solution, NAVER, and Celltrion are seeing their stock prices decline.
At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is recording a decline of 4.25 points (0.53%) from the previous day, at 796.22. It briefly crossed the 800 level with early retail buying pressure but eventually turned downward as foreign selling pressures increased.
In the KOSDAQ market, individuals have embarked on a ‘buying’ spree amounting to 210 billion won. Foreigners and institutions are net sellers of 165 billion won and 34 billion won, respectively.
The top stocks by market cap in KOSDAQ are showing mixed trends. Alteogen, HLB, PharmaResearch, LEENO Industrial, and Sam Chun Dang Pharm are experiencing price increases. In contrast, ECOPRO BM, Ecopro, Rainbow Robotics, and LigaChem Biosciences are trading at lower prices than the previous day.
In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won to U.S. dollar exchange rate is recorded at 1379.40, up 0.2 points (0.01%) from the previous transaction.