On the 21st, the KOSPI index is falling more than 3% intraday on foreign selling.
As of 2 p.m. that day, the KOSPI index is moving around the 3,850 level, down more than 150 points from the previous day. The KOSPI opened at 3,908.70, down 96.15 points (2.40%), and widened its intraday losses, with the decline expanding to as much as 4%.
In the main board, foreigners are selling 2.2067 trillion won worth of shares. Retail investors and institutions are net buying 1.9396 trillion won and 233.1 billion won, respectively.
Large-cap stocks by market capitalization are lower. Samsung Electronics and Hanwha Aerospace are down around 5% intraday. SK hynix (8.58%), LG Energy Solution (3.06%), Hyundai Motor (1.34%), HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (4.63%), and Doosan Enerbility (6.56%) are also declining.
At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is trading at 862.88, down 29.06 points (3.26%) from the previous day. In the KOSDAQ market, foreigners and institutions sold 132 billion won and 64.5 billion won, respectively.
Top KOSDAQ stocks by market cap are also weak. Alteogen and EcoPro BM are down around 3%. EcoPro (3.05%), ABL Bio (0.62%), Peptron (4.53%), and Rainbow Robotics (4.48%) are also falling.
In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won-dollar exchange rate is at 1,470 won per $1, down 5 won (0.34%) from the previous transaction day at the same time.