Individual Investors Lead Net Buying in KOSPI and KOSDAQ Markets Alone
[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] The KOSPI continues its weak trend into the afternoon. While foreigners and institutions are increasing their selling volume, individual investors are buying stocks alone, maintaining a tug-of-war around the 2700 level.
At 1:46 PM on the 15th, the KOSPI stood at 2699.78, down 0.62% (16.93 points) from the previous trading day. The index opened at 2695.52, down 0.78% (21.19 points), showed a decline of over 1% during the session, but then narrowed the losses.
Looking at investor trends, individuals bought stocks worth 635 billion KRW, while foreigners and institutions sold stocks worth 276.1 billion KRW and 364.1 billion KRW respectively. Foreigners also sold futures worth 572.6 billion KRW in the futures market.
By sector, the largest gains were seen in textiles and apparel (1.90%), machinery (1.09%), transportation equipment (0.95%), and non-metallic minerals (0.94%). By stock, F&F (4.4%), Hyoungji Elite (3.6%), and LF (0.2%) showed significant gains.
Among the top market capitalization stocks, Samsung Electronics was down 1.19% from the previous trading day, at 66,700 KRW. This marked a new low in three trading days, likely influenced by the sharp decline in major semiconductor stocks in the US market the previous day. SK Hynix also fell by 2.73%.
Other stocks such as LG Energy Solution (-0.23%), Kakao (-0.42%), NAVER (-0.96%), Samsung SDI (-0.16%), and LG Chem (-1.56%) also showed declines. Hyundai Motor and Samsung Biologics traded at the same price as the previous day's closing price.
At the same time, the index stood at 924.36, down 0.39% (3.65 points) from the previous trading day. The KOSDAQ index opened at 921.53, down 0.7% (6.48 points), showing a steep decline but narrowed losses due to individual investors' buying. In the market, individuals bought stocks worth 188.3 billion KRW, while foreigners and institutions sold stocks worth 108.8 billion KRW and 77.4 billion KRW respectively.
By sector, the largest gains were in food and tobacco (3.48%), entertainment and culture (1.88%), construction (1.86%), and broadcasting services (1.09%). As tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated, feed stocks showed strength, with Hanil Feed (30%), Hyundai Feed (25.1%), and EasyBio (5.7%) posting significant gains.
All top market capitalization stocks in the KOSDAQ market showed declines. EcoPro BM was up 0.33% from the previous trading day, at 460,300 KRW. Celltrion Healthcare (-2.21%), L&F (-0.38%), Kakao Games (-0.45%), Celltrion Pharm (-1.89%), Cheonbo (-3.79%), and Wemade (-0.56%) all fell. Pearl Abyss (3.62%) and HLB (0.98%) rose.
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