The KOSPI index is moving in a slightly weak range as individual investors strongly net buy despite net selling by foreigners.
As of 9:55 a.m. on the 4th, the KOSPI index is trading at 2479.49, down 0.3% from the previous day.
By investor type, institutions and individuals are net buying 16.3 billion KRW and 403.6 billion KRW respectively, while foreigners are net selling 444.7 billion KRW. In the futures market, institutions and individuals are net buying 193.2 billion KRW and 174.8 billion KRW respectively, whereas foreigners are net selling 364.8 billion KRW.
By sector, more sectors are declining. The Food, Beverage & Tobacco sector is down 1.12%, Securities -0.88%, Electrical & Electronics -0.8%, Insurance -0.77%, Finance -0.63%, Real Estate -0.54%, Distribution -0.39%, Manufacturing -0.29%, Pharmaceuticals -0.29%, and Telecommunications -0.29%. On the other hand, the Electric & Gas sector is up 2.59%, Chemicals 1.0%, Leisure & Culture 0.86%, Transportation Equipment 0.52%, and Non-metallic Minerals -0.72% are also on the rise.
Top market capitalization stocks are mixed. Samsung Electronics is down 1.04%, SK Hynix -4.57%, Samsung Biologics -0.81%, Kia -0.22%, Shinhan Financial Group -1.26%, Meritz Financial Group -0.17%. Meanwhile, LG Energy Solution is up 3.17%, Hyundai Motor 0.1%, Celltrion 0.12%, Hanwha Aerospace 2.3%, NAVER 0.45%, KB Financial Group 0.13%, and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries 1.52% are on the rise.
The KOSDAQ index, which started lower, reversed to an upward trend during the session. The KOSDAQ index is trading at 689.25, up 0.84% from the previous day. By investor type, institutions and individuals are net buying 11.9 billion KRW and 30.4 billion KRW respectively, while foreigners are net selling 31.8 billion KRW.
Among the top market capitalization stocks, more are rising. Alteogen 0.68%, EcoPro BM 6.92%, HLB 1.58%, EcoPro 8.67%, Hugel 1.72%, Samchundang Pharm 0.05%, Classys 1.65%, Kolon TissueGene 2.22%, Ligand ChemBio 0.1% are strong. Meanwhile, Rainbow Robotics is down 2.58%, Pharma Research -0.29%, and Rino Industrial -0.1% are declining.
Meanwhile, in the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won/dollar exchange rate is trading at 1442.7 won, down 10.8 won from the previous day.
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