KOSPI Falls Over 1% Intraday Amid Foreigners' Net Selling Pressure

On the 9th, as the won/dollar exchange rate surged sharply, reaching its highest level since the financial crisis during trading hours, the status board in the dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul displayed the KOSPI and won/dollar exchange rate. On that day, the KOSPI opened at 2,329.99, down 4.24 points (0.18%) from the previous session, while the won/dollar exchange rate started at 1,484.0 won, up 10.8 won. 2025.4.9 Photo by Jo Yong-jun

The KOSPI index is weakening during the session, pressured by net selling from foreigners.

As of 10:30 AM on the 9th, the KOSPI index is trading at 2311.39, down 0.98% from the previous day.

By investor type, institutions and foreigners are net sellers of 86.8 billion KRW and 343.5 billion KRW respectively, while individuals are net buyers of 396.9 billion KRW. In the futures market, institutions and individuals are net buyers of 323.5 billion KRW and 75.3 billion KRW respectively, whereas foreigners are net sellers of 389.4 billion KRW.

Most sectors are in decline. The entertainment and culture sector is down 4.83%, followed by paper and wood -2.58%, insurance -2.04%, medical precision -2.05%, food and tobacco -1.81%, textiles and apparel -1.75%, pharmaceuticals -1.66%, chemicals -1.51%, machinery and equipment -1.53%, construction -1.33%, securities -1.26%, finance -1.3%, non-metallic minerals -1.16%, and real estate -1.22%. Meanwhile, the electric and gas sector is up 0.47%.

Most of the top market capitalization stocks are also weak. Samsung Electronics is down 0.37%, SK Hynix -2.06%, Samsung Biologics -0.5%, Hyundai Motor -0.06%, Celltrion -3.99%, Kia -0.95%, Hanwha Aerospace -2.01%, NAVER -0.17%, KB Financial Group -0.43%, and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries -0.17%. On the other hand, LG Energy Solution is up 0.63%.

The KOSDAQ index is also weak. At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is trading at 649.57, down 1.35% from the previous day. By investor type, foreigners are net sellers of 71.2 billion KRW, while individuals are net buyers of 71.9 billion KRW.

Most of the top market capitalization stocks are also declining. Alteogen is down 1.39%, EcoPro BM -1.27%, HLB -5.91%, EcoPro -1.71%, Hugel -2.45%, Samchundang Pharm -4.68%, Classys -1.8%, Lino Industrial -0.23%, and Peptron -0.09%. Meanwhile, Rainbow Robotics is up 1.46%, Ligand Chem Bio 0.32%, Pharma Research 2.19%, and Kolon TissueGene 1.81%.

Meanwhile, in the Seoul foreign exchange market, the KRW/USD exchange rate is trading at 1481.3 won, up 2.3 won from the previous day.