On the 28th, the KOSPI index is strong amid buying pressure from institutional investors and foreigners. The KOSDAQ index is showing modest gains at the 730 level.
As of 11:32 a.m. on this day, the KOSPI index is trading at 2,682.40, up 45.18 points (1.71%) from the previous day. In the securities market, institutions and foreigners are net buying 475.6 billion won and 222.4 billion won, respectively. Only individuals sold 655.5 billion won worth.
Most of the top market capitalization stocks are rising, except for KB Financial (-0.59%) and Hanwha Aerospace (-0.56%). Samsung Electronics, LG Energy Solution, and Samsung Electronics preferred shares are up by over 3%, while SK hynix (2.72%), Hyundai Motor (1.87%), HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (1.21%), Kia (0.91%), and Samsung Biologics (0.29%) are also increasing.
At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is trading at 730.98, up 3.87 points (0.53%) from the previous day. In the KOSDAQ market, individuals and institutions are buying 21.9 billion won and 12.1 billion won, respectively, while foreigners are net selling at 22.9 billion won.
The top stocks by KOSDAQ market capitalization are mixed. While ECOPRO BM (3.94%), Ecopro (3.78%), HLB (1.52%), and Rainbow Robotics (0.56%) are rising, HUGEL (-5.80%), Alteogen (-3.63%), ABL Bio (-2.18%), PharmaResearch (-2.12%), and Peptron (-1.52%) are declining.
In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won against the U.S. dollar (won/dollar) is trading at 1,373.5 won, down 3 won from the previous trading day.