On the 10th, the KOSPI is rising nearly 3% on buying by foreigners and institutional investors. The KOSDAQ is modestly higher.
As of 11:36 a.m. that day, the KOSPI was at 4,055.31, up 101.55 points (2.57%) from the previous session. The KOSPI opened at 3,991.87, up 38.11 points (0.96%) from the previous session, and hit an intraday gain of 2.88% at 4,067.84.
In the main board, institutional investors are net buyers of 680 billion won, lifting the index. In contrast, individuals and foreign investors are selling 650 billion won and 27 billion won, respectively.
Eight of the top 10 stocks by market cap are higher. Samsung Electronics and SK hynix each rose more than 2% and 5%, respectively, reclaiming the 100,000-won and 600,000-won price levels, nicknamed by local investors as the "100-thousand Electronics" and "600-thousand Hynix" milestones. Hyundai Motor, Hanwha Aerospace, KB Financial, and Doosan Enerbility are also gaining. In contrast, LG Energy Solution is weaker.
At the same time, the KOSDAQ was at 887.59, up 1.78 points (0.2%) from the previous session. The KOSDAQ opened at 882.44, up 5.63 points (0.64%) from the previous session.
On the KOSDAQ, individuals alone are net buyers of 107 billion won. Foreigners and institutional investors are net sellers of 100 billion won and 4 billion won, respectively.
Nine of the top 10 KOSDAQ market-cap stocks are lower. Only HLB is up more than 3%. Elsewhere, Alteogen, EcoPro BM, EcoPro, Rainbow Robotics, and ABL Bio are trading below the prior day's levels.
At the same time, the won-dollar exchange rate was 1,454.30 won per dollar, down 5.7 won from the previous session.