On the 8th, the KOSPI index is looking to break the 2,520 mark due to buying by foreign investors and institutions. Samsung Electronics, the top company by market capitalization, has seen its stock price rebound after overcoming poor performance. The KOSDAQ index is fluctuating around the 710 mark.

On the morning of the 8th, market conditions are displayed on the screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank's headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul. On this day, the KOSPI rises by 2.30 points (0.09%) to 2494.40 compared to the previous session's closing price, while the KOSDAQ shows a decrease of 1.40 points (0.19%) to 716.89 compared to the previous session. The dollar-won exchange rate in the Seoul foreign exchange market shows a decline of 0.10 won to 1453.40 won compared to the previous session's weekly closing price. /Courtesy of News1

As of 11:03 a.m. that day, the KOSPI index recorded 2,517.80, down 25.70 points (1.03%) from the previous trading day. The KOSPI index opened at 2,481.25, down 10.85 points (0.44%) from the previous close, and is showing signs of increasing its gains. Individuals have sold 90 billion won, but foreign investors and institutions are buying 11 billion won and 52 billion won, respectively.

The stocks of top market capitalization companies are lighting up in red. Semiconductor leader Samsung Electronics is up 2.71%. Samsung Electronics started down due to disappointing market expectations. However, Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, appears to have influenced investor sentiment with positive remarks about Samsung Electronics' high-bandwidth memory (HBM). On the 7th (local time), CEO Jensen Huang said at a global press conference held at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Las Vegas, "Samsung's HBM is currently in testing, and I am confident it will succeed."

Samsung Electronics' preferred stock, Samsung Electronics A, is up 1.86%. SK Hynix is also up 0.21%, turning positive during trading. Additionally, LG Energy Solution, Samsung Biologics, Hyundai Motor, Celltrion, Kia, KB Financial Group, and NAVER are all seeing their stock prices rise.

The KOSDAQ index is trading at 717.78, down 0.51 points (0.07%) from the previous trading day. The KOSDAQ index opened at 713.78, down 4.51 points (0.63%) from the previous trading day.

Looking at the top 10 stocks by market capitalization, Alteogen, Rainbow Robotics, LigaChem Biosciences, HUGEL, and CLASSYS are seeing declines in their stock prices. In contrast, ECOPRO BM, HLB, Ecopro, SamChunDang Pharmaceuticals, and LINOD are seeing their stock prices increase.

As of 11:04 a.m. that day, the won-dollar exchange rate is trading at 1,450.90 won, down 3.60 won from the previous day. (The value of the won has increased.)