The KOSPI index is showing a slight decline around the 3180 mark as of the morning of the 26th. Following the conclusion of the South Korea-U.S. summit, sell-offs by foreigners and institutions continue.
As of 11:20 a.m. that day, the KOSPI index is trading at 3182.43, down 27.43 points (0.85%) compared to the previous trading day. Earlier, the KOSPI index opened at 3199.92, down 9.94 points (0.31%) from the previous trading day.
The main securities market is witnessing continued selling by foreigners and institutions. Individually, there is a net purchase of 563.1 billion won, while foreigners and institutions are net selling 452.5 billion won and 146.7 billion won, respectively.
In general, the large-cap stocks in the main securities market are on a downward trend. Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, Hanwha Aerospace, Hyundai Motor Company, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, KB Financial, and Kia are all declining, while only LG Energy Solution and Samsung Biologics are rising.
At the same time, the KOSDAQ index shows an increase of 2.60 points (0.33%) to 800.62 compared to the previous trading day. The KOSDAQ index started at 793.99, down 4.03 points (0.5%) from the previous day but rebounded to fluctuate around the 800 mark.
In the KOSDAQ market, there is a net purchase of 67.6 billion won by foreigners, while individuals and institutions are net selling 47 billion won and 12.5 billion won, respectively.
The large-cap stocks in the KOSDAQ are showing mixed trends. Alteogen, Peptron, Rainbow Robotics, LigaChem Biosciences, and ABL Bio are rising. In contrast, Ecopro, ECOPRO BM, PharmaResearch, and HLB are declining.
Meanwhile, in the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won (won/dollar) exchange rate against the dollar has decreased by 9.30 won from the previous trading day to be trading at 1386.3 won at the same time.