KOSPI Recovers to 2760 Level Amid Individual and Foreign Joint Buying Pressure

The KOSPI index is slightly rising due to simultaneous buying by individuals and foreigners.

As the U.S. stock market reached an all-time high, the domestic stock market on the 14th saw both the KOSPI and KOSDAQ start with slight gains but fluctuated up and down afterward. The won-dollar exchange rate rose slightly. Photo by Heo Younghan younghan@

As of 10:05 AM on the 14th, the KOSPI index stood at 2,764.84, up 9.95 points (0.36%) from the previous trading day.

The index opened at 2,759.22, up 4.33 points (0.16%) from the previous close, recovering the 2,760 level.

In the securities market, individuals and foreigners are net buyers with 32.2 billion KRW and 128 billion KRW respectively, while institutions show a net selling bias of 152.7 billion KRW.

Among the top market capitalization stocks, Samsung Electronics is showing strength with a 2.04% increase, followed by Hyundai Motor (1.30%), Kia (1.56%), and NAVER (0.24%) also rising. LG Energy Solution (-2.07%), SK Hynix (-0.90%), Celltrion (-0.60%), KB Financial Group (-0.86%), and POSCO Holdings (-0.93%) are declining.

At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is down 5.52 points (0.63%) from the previous day, standing at 865.81. In the KOSDAQ market, foreigners and institutions are net sellers with 155.4 billion KRW and 86.3 billion KRW respectively. Only individuals are net buyers with 260.3 billion KRW, defending the index.

Alteogen (1.86%), Rino Industrial (0.19%), Celltrion Pharm (0.54%), and Rainbow Robotics (0.06%) are rising, while EcoPro BM (-2.63%), HPSP (-3.19%), EcoPro (-1.09%), HLB (-1.26%), Enchem (-0.72%), and Classys (-0.55%) are falling.