[Asia Economy Reporter Ji-hwan Park] The KOSPI is fluctuating around the '3220 level.' In particular, the leading stocks in the semiconductor sector have continued their strong performance for two consecutive days. On this day, Samsung Electronics regained the 80,000 KRW mark after 13 trading days.
As of 1:27 PM on the 3rd, the KOSPI is trading at 3,220.34, down 2.70 points (0.08%) from the previous day. The index opened at 3,221.57, down 0.05% from the previous session.
By investor type, individual and institutional investors are net sellers of 147.2 billion KRW and 105.6 billion KRW, respectively. Meanwhile, foreign investors are net buyers of 238.3 billion KRW.
The top 10 stocks by market capitalization are mixed. Semiconductor stocks such as Samsung Electronics (2.02%) and SK Hynix (3.02%) showed strength. This marks two consecutive days of gains. In particular, Samsung Electronics, the largest market cap leader, recovered the '80,000 KRW level' for the first time in 13 trading days since closing at 80,600 KRW on the 15th of last month, supported by foreign buying.
LG Chem and Samsung SDI also rose by 0.12% and 0.54%, respectively. On the other hand, NAVER (-1.85%), Kakao (-1.37%), Samsung Biologics (-0.66%), Hyundai Motor (-0.23%), and Celltrion (-0.76%) declined.
The KOSDAQ is also weak. At the same time, it is trading at 1,029.68, down 8.12 points (0.78%) from the previous trading day. The index opened at 1,038.91, up 0.11% (1.11 points) from the previous day.
On the KOSDAQ, individual investors are defending the index by net buying stocks worth 191.2 billion KRW. Meanwhile, foreign and institutional investors are net sellers of 93.7 billion KRW and 80.3 billion KRW, respectively.
Among the top 10 stocks by market capitalization, most are declining. Celltrion Healthcare (-0.35%), Celltrion Pharm (-0.96%), Kakao Games (-5.21%), Pearl Abyss (-10.78%), and Seegene (-0.56%) are all down. In contrast, EcoPro BM rose alone by 2.48%.
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