On the 24th, the KOSPI index rebounded intraday and rose more than 1%. The KOSDAQ index also turned higher on the back of retail buying.
As of 10:48 a.m. that day, the KOSPI index was trading at 5,912.59, up 66.50 points (1.14%) from the previous day. The KOSPI, which briefly turned lower right after the open, fell to the 5,770 level before rebounding.
In the main board, institutions alone are net buying 819.9 billion won. Retail investors and foreigners were net sellers of 526.8 billion won and 283.8 billion won, respectively.
Among large-cap stocks by market capitalization, SK Square is jumping more than 6%. SK hynix and LG Energy Solution are up in the 4% range. Samsung Electronics (2.12%) and Samsung Biologics (0.41%), among others, are also rising.
Conversely, Doosan Enerbility (-1.27%), Hyundai Motor (-1.15%), Hanwha Aerospace (-0.97%), and Kia (-0.17%) are declining.
At the same time, the KOSDAQ index was at 1,161.08, up 9.09 points (0.79%) from the previous day. The KOSDAQ index also sketched mild early losses before successfully turning higher.
In the KOSDAQ market, retail investors were net buyers of 146.7 billion won. Foreigners and institutions sold 75.7 billion won and 47.7 billion won each.
Among top KOSDAQ market-cap stocks, EcoPro, EcoPro BM, Rainbow Robotics, ABL Bio, and HLB are up in the 1% range. In contrast, Caregen (-5.85%), Sam Chun Dang Pharm (-1.62%), LEENO Industrial (-0.73%), and Kolon TissueGene (-0.62%) are falling.
In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won-dollar exchange rate was 1,446.1 won per $1 at the same time, up 3.2 won from the previous trading day.