On the 1st, the KOSPI index is rising nearly 1% on buying by foreigners and institutions.
At 10:39 a.m. that day, the KOSPI index was at 3,448.76, up 24.16 points (0.71%) from the previous session. The KOSPI opened at 3,444.06, up 19.46 points (0.57%) from the previous session. Retail investors are selling 430.6 billion won, while foreigners and institutions, by contrast, are selling 300.3 billion won and 136.9 billion won, respectively.
Most of the top market-cap stocks are gaining. Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, the leading semiconductor names, are up 1.61% and 2.45%, respectively. Samsung Electronics preferred is up 1.96%. Samsung Biologics, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hyundai Motor, and Doosan Enerbility are also rising. By contrast, LG Energy Solution and KB Financial are falling.
The KOSDAQ index is trading at 846.93, up 4.83 points (0.57%) from the previous session. The KOSDAQ opened at 846.32, up 4.33 points (0.51%) from the previous session.
Among the top 10 stocks by market cap, Alteogen, ECOPRO BM, LigaChem Biosciences, and ABL Bio are rising. In contrast, Peptron, Ecopro, Rainbow Robotics, PharmaResearch, Sam Chun Dang Pharm, and HLB are falling.
As of 10:42 a.m. that day, the won-dollar exchange rate against the dollar was trading at 1,407.40 won, up 1.40 won from the previous day.