On the 22nd, the KOSPI index is down 0.4%. Following a drop in the U.S. New York stock market the previous day, investor sentiment in the domestic stock market also appears to have worsened.
As of 9:06 a.m. that day, the KOSPI index recorded 2,478.47, down 9.95 points (0.4%) from the previous transaction day.
In the securities market, individuals are selling 591 million won. Foreigners and institutions are buying 225 million won and 362 million won, respectively.
The KOSDAQ index is recording 714.22, down 1.23 points (0.17%) from the previous day. In the KOSDAQ market, individuals are net selling 228 million won, while foreigners and institutions are net buying 255 million won and 40 million won, respectively.
The three major stock indexes in the U.S. plummeted on the 21st (local time) due to tariff wars initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump and attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
On that day, at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 38,170.41, down 971.82 points (2.48%) from the previous session. The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 index fell 124.50 points (2.36%) to 5,158.20, while the Nasdaq Composite index declined by 415.55 points (2.55%) to close at 15,870.90.