On the 21st, the KOSPI turned higher early in the session and crossed the 4,900 level again.
As of 10:41 a.m., the KOSPI was up 16.77 points (0.34%) from the previous day at 4,902.52 in transaction.
After falling to as low as 4,807.13 points early in the session, the KOSPI at one point climbed to 4,910.22 on the back of a "buy" stance by foreign and institutional investors. Foreigners and institutions were net buyers of 325.4 billion won and 268.9 billion won, respectively, in the main board. Only individuals sold a net 651.3 billion won.
Among large-cap stocks, Hyundai Motor jumped more than 10%, while Kia (4.70%), Samsung Electronics (2.96%), SK hynix (1.21%), and SK Square (0.94%) advanced. Doosan Enerbility (-3.15%), LG Energy Solution (-2.36%), Samsung Biologics (-1.77%), HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (-1.72%), and Hanwha Aerospace (-1.68%) were lower.
At the same time, the KOSDAQ fell 23.89 points (2.45%) from the previous day to 952.48 in transaction. On the KOSDAQ, foreigners and institutions sold 329.3 billion won and 266.4 billion won, respectively. Only individuals were net buyers of 615.1 billion won.
Among top KOSDAQ market cap stocks, Alteogen plunged 17.78%. ABL Bio and LigaChem Biosciences were down by double digits, and Peptron (-8.13%), Kolon TissueGene (-4.72%), Sam Chun Dang Pharm (-2.55%), and EcoPro (-2.54%) also fell.
In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won-dollar exchange rate against the U.S. dollar was 1,472.5 won as of the same time, down 4.2 won from the previous trading day in transaction.