Overnight, the New York stock market ended mixed on caution after a U.S.-China summit fell through, and the KOSPI index, which has been on a high-flying run for days, is taking a breather on the 22nd.
As of 9:05 a.m., the KOSPI index was down 2.41 points (0.06%) from the previous session at 3,821.44. The KOSPI opened at 3,827.23, up 3.39 points (0.09%) from the previous session.
Top market-cap stocks are mixed. Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, the leading semiconductor names, are down 0.72% and 0.73%, respectively. Samsung Electronics preferred shares are down 0.90%. Doosan Enerbility and others are also falling. By contrast, LG Energy Solution, Samsung Biologics, Hyundai Motor, Hanwha Aerospace, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, and Kia are rising.
At the same time, the KOSDAQ index was down 3.17 points (0.36%) at 869.33 in transaction. The KOSDAQ opened at 872.51, up 0.01 points (0.00%) from the previous session.
Among the top 10 stocks by market cap, Alteogen, Rainbow Robotics, Peptron, HLB, LigaChem Biosciences, Sam Chun Dang Pharm, and ABL Bio are down. In contrast, ECOPRO BM, Ecopro, and PharmaResearch are up.
On the 21st (local time), the three major indexes on the New York stock market ended mixed. After U.S. President Donald Trump said a summit with China could fall through, caution increased, according to market views. In the wake of this, tech stocks such as Alphabet, Nvidia, Broadcom, and Tesla fell.
On the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which focuses on blue chips, closed at 46,924.74, up 218.16 points (0.47%) from the previous session. The Dow hit a record high both intraday and at the close.
On the same day, the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 index, which is heavy on large caps, rose 0.22 points (0.00%) to 6,735.35 from the previous session, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite fell 36.88 points (0.16%) to 22,953.67 at the close.
Apple rose again on the day, racing toward a $4 trillion market cap. Expectations for strong iPhone 17 sales remained intact. Apple's market cap reached $3.9 trillion. If Apple surpasses a $4 trillion market cap, it will be the third in history after Nvidia and Microsoft.
The won-dollar exchange rate opened at 1,431.8 won, up 4.0 won from the previous session (the won weakened).