KOSPI Trades Around 3200... Foreigners and Institutions Turn to Net Buying

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] The KOSPI and KOSDAQ indices continue to show mixed trends in the afternoon session.

At 1:40 PM on the 6th, the KOSPI stood at 3,198.62, down 0.08% (2.44 points) from the previous trading day. The KOSPI opened at 3,196.30, down 0.15% (4.76 points) from the previous day, and has been fluctuating between gains and losses, maintaining a mixed trend. Looking at investor trends, individual investors switched from net buying to net selling, while foreigners and institutions showed net buying. Institutions purchased stocks worth 59.3 billion KRW, and foreigners bought stocks worth 1.8 billion KRW.

Among the top market capitalization stocks, Samsung Electronics (0.91%), LG Chem (3.17%), and Samsung SDI (0.26%) rose, while SK Hynix (-0.93%), NAVER (-0.55%), and Kakao (-1.28%) declined.

At the same time, the KOSDAQ index stood at 1,056.30, down 0.07% (2.23 points) from the previous trading day. The index opened at 1,056.30, up 0.23% (2.45 points) from the previous day, but has not shown a clear direction since. In the KOSDAQ market, foreigners and institutions sold stocks worth 147.3 billion KRW and 55.3 billion KRW respectively, while individual investors alone purchased stocks worth 216.8 billion KRW.

Among the top market capitalization stocks, Celltrion Healthcare (-1.35%), EcoPro BM (-1.27%), Celltrion Pharm (-1.66%), Kakao Games (-3.23%), Pearl Abyss (-2.94%), and L&F (-0.72%) continued their downward trend. HL Biopharma (0.15%) and SK Materials (1.26%) rose.