KOSPI Holds in 5,300 Range...Backed by Foreign and Institutional Buying

Supported by a strong Nasdaq and net buying by foreign and institutional investors, the KOSPI ended the session in the 5,300 range.

On the 10th, dealers were working in the Hana Bank dealing room in Jung-gu, Seoul, as the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) opened at 5,350.21, up 52.17 points from the previous trading day. The Korea Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (KOSDAQ) opened at 1,132.24, up 4.69 points from the previous trading day, and the won-dollar exchange rate opened at 1,459 won, down 1.3 won from the previous trading day. 2026.2.10 Kang Jinhyung, Reporter

On the 10th, the KOSPI closed at 5,301.69, up 3.65 points (0.07%) from the previous day. Trading volume was provisionally tallied at 705,318,000 shares, with a trading value of 22,891.274 trillion won.

By investor type, foreign investors and institutions were net buyers of 142.4 billion won and 564.2 billion won, respectively, while individual investors were net sellers of 873 billion won.

By sector, share prices posted modest gains in many areas. Paper & Wood (+8.26%), Textiles & Apparel (+3.34%), Transportation & Storage (+3.31%), Distribution (+2.42%), Food & Beverages & Tobacco (+2.40%), Non-metallic Minerals (+2.25%), Machinery & Equipment (+2.2%), Insurance (+2.21%), Construction (+1.95%), and Chemicals (+1.03%) all moved higher. In contrast, Electricity & Gas (-2.4%), Medical Precision Instruments (-1.09%), Transportation Equipment & Components (-0.91%), and Electrical & Electronics (-0.73%) declined.

Among large-cap stocks by market capitalization, more names fell than rose. Share prices declined for Hanwha Aerospace (-3.94%), SK Square (-3.55%), Korea Electric Power Corporation (-2.88%), Hanwha Ocean (-1.73%), HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (-1.11%), Celltrion (-1.09%), SK Hynix (-1.24%), LG Energy Solution (-1.01%), and Samsung Electronics (-0.36%). In contrast, Shinhan Financial Group (+4.82%), KB Financial Group (+2.71%), Samsung Life Insurance (+2.44%), Naver (+1.60%), and Samsung C&T (+1.44%) advanced.

The KOSDAQ closed at 1,115.20, down 12.35 points (1.10%) from the previous day. A total of 1,330,568,000 shares traded hands, and the trading value was provisionally tallied at 12,020.93 trillion won.

By investor type, foreign investors and institutions were net sellers of 217.8 billion won and 80.9 billion won, respectively, while individual investors were net buyers of 324.1 billion won.

Meanwhile, in the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won-dollar exchange rate ended the day’s trading at 1,460.15 won, down 0.15 won from the previous day.