The domestic stock market, which has absorbed the shock of China's artificial intelligence (AI) DeepSeek and the tariff war, started lower on the 7th ahead of the release of U.S. employment data.
As of 9:05 a.m. on that day, the KOSPI index recorded 2,533.03, down 3.72 points (0.15%) from the previous trading day. Foreign investors and institutional investors are net selling 2.4 billion won and 30.5 billion won, respectively, while individual investors are net buying 33.7 billion won.
The market capitalization of the main stocks in the securities market shows mixed results. While the stock price of Samsung Electronics, the number one company by market capitalization, is declining, SK hynix is slightly rising. LG Energy Solution, Kia, and Celltrion are falling, while Samsung Biologics, NAVER, and Hanwha Aerospace are on the rise.
At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is recorded at 739.49, down 0.83 points (0.11%) from the previous trading day. Foreign investors and institutional investors are net selling 16.4 billion won and 3.1 billion won, respectively, while individual investors are net buying 20.3 billion won.
The leading stocks by market capitalization in the KOSDAQ market are also exhibiting mixed trends. While pharmaceutical and biotech-related stocks such as Alteogen, Sam Chun Dang Pharm, LigaChem Biosciences, and CLASSYS are declining, ECOPRO BM, Ecopro, and Rainbow Robotics are rising.
Overnight, the New York Stock Exchange closed mixed as it searched for direction. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 0.28%, while the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 index rose by 0.36%, and the Nasdaq index increased by 0.51%.
Last week, the number of new jobless claims in the United States exceeded expectations, and the market is paying attention to the U.S. January employment report to be released on the night of that day in Korean time. With uncertainties regarding the tariff between the U.S. and China remaining, there are projections that if employment data is stronger than expected, it could put pressure on the market.