On the 21st, the KOSPI index is up more than 1% intraday on buying by foreign and institutional investors.
As of 11:25 a.m., the KOSPI index is trading at 3,877.80, up 63.11 points (1.65%) from the previous day. Intraday, the KOSPI rose to as high as 3,893.06, renewing its all-time high again.
In the main board, foreigners and institutions are net buying 376.0 billion won and 322.5 billion won, respectively. Individuals net sold 623.1 billion won.
Among large-cap stocks by market capitalization, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is surging nearly 10%. Hyundai Motor (6.05%), Kia (3.14%), LG Energy Solution (2.89%), SK hynix (1.96%), Doosan Enerbility (1.74%), and Samsung Electronics (1.63%) are also strong.
At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is trading at 881.45, up 5.68 points (0.65%) from the previous day. In the KOSDAQ market, individuals alone are buying 182.5 billion won worth of shares. Foreigners and institutions are net selling 143.0 billion won and 4.3 billion won, respectively.
KOSDAQ large-cap stocks are mixed. HLB is up more than 11%, and Ecopro (2.06%), ECOPRO BM (1.68%), and Alteogen (0.23%) are rising. In contrast, PharmaResearch (-2.82%), LigaChem Biosciences (-1.54%), ABL Bio (-1.03%), and Rainbow Robotics (-0.71%) are weak.
In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won-dollar exchange rate is trading at 1,422 won per $1, up 1.2 won from the previous trading day at the same time.