The KOSPI index closed higher, supported by net purchases from institutions and foreigners.
On the 17th, the KOSPI index closed at 2610.69, up 44.33 points (1.73%) from the previous day. Trading volume was 391.15 million shares, and the trading value was tentatively estimated at 11.8215 trillion won.
By investor type, institutions and foreigners net bought 496.4 billion won and 624.2 billion won respectively, while individuals net sold 1.1824 trillion won. Program trading saw net buying of 123.7 billion won in arbitrage trading and 370.7 billion won in non-arbitrage trading.
Most sectors rose. The electrical and electronics sector rose 3.04%, transportation equipment 2.68%, manufacturing 2.08%, securities 2.03%, medical precision 2.01%, entertainment and culture 1.87%, distribution 1.31%, insurance 1.3%, finance 1.29%, pharmaceuticals 1.24%, telecommunications 1.19%, food, beverages and tobacco 1.16%, paper and wood 0.85%, general services 0.8%, and real estate 0.75% closed strong. On the other hand, the machinery and equipment sector fell 1.12%, chemicals -0.52%, and electric and gas -0.28% showed weakness.
Most of the top market capitalization stocks also closed higher. KOSPI leader Samsung Electronics rose 5.3% ahead of Nvidia’s ‘GTC 2025’, SK Hynix 0.73%, Samsung Biologics 1.71%, Hyundai Motor 0.25%, Celltrion 0.91%, Hanwha Aerospace 6.81%, NAVER 1.44%, KB Financial 0.77%, and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries 3.45% increased. Meanwhile, LG Energy Solution fell 0.46%, and Kia dropped 0.7%.
On the day, 530 stocks rose, 358 stocks fell, and 56 stocks remained unchanged. One stock hit the upper price limit.
The KOSDAQ index also closed higher, supported by individual buying. The KOSDAQ index closed at 743.51, up 9.25 points (1.26%) from the previous day. By investor type, institutions and foreigners net sold 4.1 billion won and 115.6 billion won respectively, while individuals net bought 123.9 billion won.
Top market capitalization stocks showed mixed results. KOSDAQ leader Alteogen surged 12.12%, HLB 5.0%, EcoPro 0.17%, Rainbow Robotics 0.47%, Ligacombio 4.36%, and Lino Industrial 1.38% rose. Meanwhile, EcoPro BM fell 1.51%, Samchundang Pharm -0.31%, Hugel -0.3%, Kolon TissueGene -4.35%, and Classys -2.12% closed lower.
Meanwhile, in the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won/dollar exchange rate is trading at 1448.7 won, down 4.3 won from the previous day.
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