On the 20th, the KOSPI is moving in slightly positive territory on buying by individual and institutional investors. The KOSDAQ is up more than 1%.
As of 11:05 a.m., the KOSPI was up 31.00 points, or 0.54%, from the previous day at 5,794.22. In the main board, individuals and institutions bought stocks worth 946.2 billion won and 367.0 billion won, respectively, while foreigners posted net sales of 1.3344 trillion won.
Among large-cap stocks, Samsung Biologics and Doosan Enerbility are up in the 2% range. LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor are also up 0.94% and 0.19%. Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are flat, while Hanwha Aerospace (-4.36%), SK Square (-1.96%), and Kia (-0.29%) are lower.
At the same time, the KOSDAQ was up 18.34 points, or 1.60%, at 1,161.82. On the KOSDAQ market, foreigners and institutions were net buyers of 145.0 billion won and 48.7 billion won, respectively, while only individuals sold 175.4 billion won.
Most top KOSDAQ market-cap stocks are stronger. Sam Chun Dang Pharm is surging nearly 12%, and LigaChem Biosciences (5.05%), Peptron (2.05%), Kolon TissueGene (1.44%), ABL Bio (0.89%), EcoPro BM (0.53%), and EcoPro (0.20%) are also rising. In contrast, Rainbow Robotics (-6.55%), LEENO Industrial (-5.04%), and Alteogen (-1.11%) are falling.
In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won-dollar rate was 1,493.6 won per $1 as of the same time, down 1.4 won from the previous trading day.