[Asia Economy Reporter Junho Hwang] On the 15th, the KOSPI is barely holding above the 3000 mark. The KOSDAQ, which had reversed to a decline in the morning, is also trying to close the market with a slight upward trend.
As of 1:23 PM on the same day, the KOSPI recorded 3016.98, up 28.34 points (0.95%) from the previous day. The KOSPI has shown an upward trend for three consecutive trading days, surpassing the 3000 mark today. Institutions and foreigners are net buyers with 164.4 billion KRW and 78.9 billion KRW respectively, driving the index upward. Meanwhile, individual investors, who have supported the KOSPI so far, are realizing profits by net selling 241 billion KRW worth of stocks.
Among all stocks, 639 rose while 225 fell. The leading stock Samsung Electronics recorded 70,400 KRW, up 1.44% from the previous day. Samsung Electronics surpassed the 70,000 KRW mark again today. SK Hynix, in the same semiconductor sector, showed a larger increase than Samsung Electronics, trading at 97,000 KRW, up 4.05% from the previous day. The rise of these two major stocks appears to be influenced by the 3.08% increase in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index in the New York market on the 14th (local time). Taiwan foundry company TSMC, listed on the US Nasdaq, closed up 2.35%. US memory semiconductor companies Micron Technology (2.14%) and Intel (3.14%) also rose.
By sector, the machinery sector showed the highest increase among all sectors, rising 2.25%. Woojin Plaimm rose 9.9%, Hanshin Machinery 7.39%, Hanmi Semiconductor 7.02%, and Sewon ENC 5.56%, leading the overall sector's upward trend.
The KOSDAQ also showed a slight upward trend. At this time, it recorded 990.04, up 6.61 points (0.67%). Individual investors were net buyers with 187.9 billion KRW, while foreigners and institutions were net sellers with 156.5 billion KRW and 16 billion KRW respectively.
Among all stocks, 992 rose, but most of the top market cap stocks showed a downward trend. L&F fell 2.10%, HL Biotech 2.18%, and Kakao Games 1.41%.
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