On the 4th, the KOSPI index is showing a slight increase, supported by institutional buying. At one point during the trading day, it rose by over 1%, although the increase has somewhat diminished.
As of 11:05 a.m. on this day, the KOSPI index is indicating an increase of 17.78 points (0.57%) to 3137.19 compared to the previous trading day. Institutions are purchasing 98.8 billion won in the securities market alone. Individuals and foreigners are net selling 55.7 billion won and 71.5 billion won, respectively. The KOSPI index started the day flat, rising by 1.11% at one point during the morning before reducing its gains.
The top 10 stocks by market capitalization are mixed. Doosan Enerbility is showing a strong increase of 4.4% due to strong second-quarter performance. Samsung Electronics (1.16%), SK hynix (0.19%), Samsung Electronics preferred (1.07%), and KB Financial (1.51%) are also rising together. In contrast, LG Energy Solution (0.4%), Samsung Biologics (0.19%), Hanwha Aerospace (0.43%), Hyundai Motor (0.24%), and Hyundai Heavy Industries (3.04%) are experiencing declines.
At the same time, the KOSDAQ index shows an increase of 8.47 points (1.1%) to 781.26 compared to the previous trading day. In the KOSDAQ market, individuals and institutions are net buying 39.5 billion won and 29.4 billion won, respectively. Foreigners are net selling 65.3 billion won.
The top 10 stocks by KOSDAQ market capitalization are generally showing an upward trend. LigaChem Biosciences is leading the rise with a strong increase of 5.97%, while Alteogen (2.73%), ECOPRO BM (0.19%), Peptron (3.93%), Ecopro (0.31%), HLB (2.5%), PharmaResearch (0.18%), Sam Chun Dang Pharm (1.09%), and HUGEL (1.4%) are also rising together. RAINBOW Robotics is falling by 0.38%, showing weak performance.
In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the exchange rate for the Korean won against the U.S. dollar is trading at 1384.5 won, down 6.5 won from the previous trading day at the same time.