KOSPI Closes Slightly Lower on Foreign Selling but Holds Above 4,000

The KOSPI index started the session lower for the fourth consecutive day. The index and exchange rate are displayed on the status board in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Jung-gu, Seoul. 2025.12.04 Photo by Dongju Yoon

The KOSPI closed slightly lower, pressured by net selling from foreign investors.

On December 4, the KOSPI ended trading at 4,028.51, down 7.79 points (0.19%) from the previous session. Trading volume was provisionally tallied at 348.15 million shares, with a trading value of 13.5732 trillion won.

By investor type, institutions and individuals were net buyers of 131.6 billion won and 560.7 billion won, respectively, while foreign investors were net sellers of 698 billion won. In the futures market, institutions and individuals net bought 430.5 billion won and 38.1 billion won, respectively, while foreign investors net sold 487.9 billion won. In program trading, there was a net buying of 104 billion won in arbitrage trades, while non-arbitrage trades saw a net selling of 717.4 billion won.

Performance by sector was mixed. The transportation equipment sector rose by 1.48%, IT services by 1.34%, real estate by 0.84%, transportation and storage by 0.72%, pharmaceuticals by 0.58%, machinery and equipment by 0.34%, telecommunications by 0.28%, and paper and wood by 0.22%. On the other hand, the medical precision sector fell by 2.51%, retail by 1.58%, construction by 1.3%, securities by 1.14%, chemicals by 1.0%, non-metallic minerals by 0.92%, food, beverage and tobacco by 0.89%, and metals by 0.79%.

Among large-cap stocks, performances were also mixed. Samsung Electronics rose by 0.57%, while Samsung Biologics fell by 1.57%, Hyundai Motor by 6.38%, Doosan Enerbility by 1.02%, Kia by 1.43%, SK Square by 0.64%, and NAVER by 0.2%. Meanwhile, SK Hynix declined by 1.81%, LG Energy Solution by 1.91%, KB Financial Group by 2.2%, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries by 1.31%, and Hanwha Aerospace by 1.27%.

On this day, 285 stocks rose, 594 stocks fell, and 48 stocks remained unchanged. Two stocks hit the upper price limit.

The KOSDAQ index, meanwhile, briefly surpassed a market capitalization of 500 trillion won during the session, but closed slightly lower due to net selling by individual investors. The KOSDAQ finished at 929.83, down 2.18 points (0.23%) from the previous day.

By investor type, institutions and foreign investors were net buyers of 80.3 billion won and 71.5 billion won, respectively, while individuals were net sellers of 69.5 billion won.

Among large-cap stocks on the KOSDAQ, more stocks fell than rose. Alteogen declined by 0.57%, Ecopro by 2.03%, Kolon TissueGene by 0.85%, Peptron by 1.92%, HLB by 0.62%, Samchundang Pharm by 0.67%, and LIG Nex1 by 1.36%. On the other hand, Ecopro BM rose by 0.64%, Rainbow Robotics by 6.3%, LIG ChemBio by 3.37%, and Robotis by 12.72%.

Meanwhile, in the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won/dollar exchange rate is trading at 1,474.0 won, up 7.1 won from the previous day.