The KOSPI index is showing a flat trend during the session amid a tug-of-war in supply and demand between institutions, foreigners, and individual investors.
As of 10:12 a.m. on the 27th, the KOSPI index is trading at 2,518.86, down 0.06% from the previous day.
The KOSPI index, which started slightly lower due to the impact of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's announcement of tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada the day before, is being pressured by net selling from foreigners and institutions, but individual buying is supporting the index.
By investor type, institutions and foreigners are net sellers of 15.4 billion KRW and 33.1 billion KRW respectively, while individuals are net buyers of 25.1 billion KRW. In the futures market, institutions are net buyers of 41.7 billion KRW, whereas foreigners and individuals are net sellers of 1.8 billion KRW and 42.4 billion KRW respectively.
Sector-wise, there is a mixed performance. The insurance sector is up 2.82%, telecommunications 2.75%, pharmaceuticals 1.77%, textiles and apparel 1.5%, non-metallic minerals 1.26%, finance 1.3%, services 1.24%, distribution 0.96%, construction 1.13%, steel and metals 0.8%, securities 0.58%, and transportation and warehousing 0.41% are showing strength. On the other hand, medical precision is down 1.35%, electronics -1.42%, manufacturing -0.58%, chemicals -0.58%, machinery -0.33%, and electric and gas utilities -0.12% are declining.
Top market capitalization stocks are also showing mixed movements. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are down 1.89% and 2.99% respectively from the previous day, Hyundai Motor -0.67%, Kia -1.64%, and POSCO Holdings -0.33% are weak. Meanwhile, LG Energy Solution is up 0.74%, Samsung Biologics 1.94%, KB Financial 3.23%, Celltrion 1.48%, and NAVER 2.25% are on the rise.
The KOSDAQ index is also moving in a slightly negative range. At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is trading at 692.17, down 0.14% from the previous day. By investor type, institutions and individuals are net buyers of 6.8 billion KRW and 35.2 billion KRW respectively, while foreigners are net sellers of 31.5 billion KRW.
Top market capitalization stocks show mixed trends. Alteogen is up 1.85%, EcoPro 1.64%, Rigachem Bio 0.53%, and Classys 1.87% are strong. On the other hand, EcoPro BM is down 0.21%, HLB -1.06%, Hugel -0.77%, Enchem -1.46%, and Rainbow Robotics -0.36% are declining.
Meanwhile, in the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won/dollar exchange rate is trading at 1,395.6 won, down 0.5 won from the previous day.
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