On the 15th morning, the KOSPI index is fluctuating around the 3,620 level, rising nearly 2% intraday.
As of 11:25 a.m. that day, the KOSPI index is at 3,627.75, up 65.94 points (1.85%) from the previous day. In the Korea Exchange's main board, foreign investors and institutional investors have turned to net buyers intraday, purchasing on a net basis about 25 billion won and 417 billion won, respectively. Only individuals are selling alone, unloading about 448 billion won.
Eight of the top 10 stocks by market capitalization are stronger. Shares of Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, Samsung Biologics, and Doosan Enerbility are rising. In contrast, shares of LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor are weak.
Hanwha Ocean, which plunged the previous day on news of China's sanctions, is rebounding in the 3% range. This comes as securities analysts say the measure has little practical impact on Korea's shipyards. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Samsung Heavy Industries are also rising.
At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is at 860.35, up 12.39 points (1.46%) from the prior trading day. On the KOSDAQ market as well, foreign investors and institutional investors are net buying about 4 billion won and 30 billion won, respectively. Individuals are unloading about 33 billion won.
Eight of the top 10 KOSDAQ market cap stocks are rising. Alteogen, ECOPRO BM, Rainbow Robotics, PharmaResearch, and Peptron are trading at higher prices than the previous day. In contrast, HLB and Sam Chun Dang Pharm are weak.
In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won-dollar exchange rate is 1,424.80 won per $1 at the same time, down 5.7 won from the prior trading day.