On the 24th, the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) was down more than 1% intraday on selling by foreign and individual investors.
As of 11:39 a.m. that day, the KOSPI was trading at 3,446.7, down 39.49 points (1.13%) from the previous day. In the main board, foreigners and individuals were net sellers of 68.5 billion won and 57.1 billion won, respectively. Only institutions were net buyers, purchasing 106.4 billion won worth.
Large-cap stocks were mixed. SK hynix and LG Energy Solution fell more than 2%, while Hyundai Motor (-0.68%), Samsung Electronics (-0.59%), and KB Financial (-0.35%) were slightly lower. In contrast, Hanwha Aerospace (4.58%), Doosan Enerbility (2.69%), HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (0.71%), and Samsung Biologics (0.10%) were rising.
At the same time, the Kosdaq was trading at 854.08, down 18.13 points (2.08%) from the previous day. On the Kosdaq market, foreigners and institutions were selling shares worth 156.7 billion won and 85.5 billion won. Only individuals were net buyers of 261.2 billion won.
All top Kosdaq market-cap stocks were in the red. Peptron (-8.12%), ABL Bio (-7.23%), Sam Chun Dang Pharm (-6.98%), and Rainbow Robotics (-4.89%) were plunging, while Alteogen (-3.22%), ECOPRO BM (-2.53%), Ecopro (-2.42%), LigaChem Biosciences (-1.81%), and HLB (-1.42%) were also weak.
In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won-dollar exchange rate was trading at 1,394.8 won per $1 at the same time, up 0.8 won from the previous transaction day.