On the 9th, the KOSPI index rebounded above the 2530 level during the session, buoyed by foreign investors' buying trends. The KOSDAQ index is hovering around the 710 level.

Dealers are working in the dealing room of Hana Bank’s headquarters in Seoul on the morning of Nov. 9. /Courtesy of Yonhap News Agency

As of 11:36 a.m. that day, the KOSPI index is trading at 2530.06, up 9.01 points (0.36%) from the previous day. After dropping to 2515.82 in the early session, it fluctuated, rising to 2532.89.

In the securities market, foreign investors made a net purchase of 354.3 billion won. Institutions and individuals sold 300.8 billion won and 85.8 billion won, respectively.

The top market capitalization stocks are trending upward. SK Hynix surged over 5%, while Kia (3.56%), KB Financial (1.52%), and Hyundai Motor (0.94%) are also rising. Celltrion (0.43%), Samsung Electronics Preferred (0.43%), and Samsung Biologics (0.20%) are also in a slight upturn. In contrast, LG Energy Solution (-4.69%), Naver (NAVER, -2.90%), and Samsung Electronics (-0.17%) are experiencing declines.

At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is trading at 717.83, down 1.80 points (0.25%) from the previous day. In the KOSDAQ market, foreign investors and institutions sold a net 51.5 billion won and 32.6 billion won, respectively. Individuals alone purchased 82.4 billion won.

The top market cap stocks in the KOSDAQ are mixed. Ecopro BM (-2.16%), Ecopro (-1.84%), Enchem (-0.74%), and Rainbow Robotics (-0.43%) are all declining, while CLASSYS (3.78%), LigaChem Biosciences (2.07%), Samchung Pharmaceutical (1.50%), Alteogen (0.81%), and HUGEL (0.38%) are increasing.

In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won to U.S. dollar exchange rate is trading at 1456.4 won, down 3.2 won from the previous trading day at the same time.