With foreigners net selling more than 4 trillion won, the KOSPI index is down in the 2% range. The KOSPI index is locked in a tug-of-war around the 8,600 level.

In the morning on the 4th, the electronic board in the dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul displays KOSPI, KOSDAQ, and the won-dollar exchange rate. The exchange rate surges to 1,530 won per dollar as the strong-dollar trend intensifies with the resumption of military clashes between the United States and Iran. The KOSPI opens at 8,623.82, down 177.67 points (2.02%) from the previous session, while the KOSDAQ opens at 1,035.08, up 9.05 points (0.88%). /Courtesy of News1

As of 11:15 a.m. on the 4th, the KOSPI index was pointing to 8,579.55, down 2.52% (221.94 points) from the previous trading day.

Foreigners are dragging down the main board. While foreigners are net selling 4.905 trillion won, individuals are net buying 4.6004 trillion won and institutions 145.2 billion won.

Nine of the top 10 stocks by market cap on the main board are falling. Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are down in the 2% and 3% ranges, respectively. SK Square, Hyundai Motor, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, LG Energy Solution, Samsung Life Insurance, and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries are also declining. Samsung C&T alone is up in the 8% range.

At the same time, the KOSDAQ index was at 1,058.16, up 3.13% (32.13 points) from the previous day.

In the KOSDAQ market, while individuals are net selling 216 billion won, foreigners and institutions are net buying 47.1 billion won and 179.9 billion won, respectively.

Top KOSDAQ market-cap stocks are mixed. EcoPro BM, EcoPro, Jusung Engineering, LEENO Industrial, Sam Chun Dang Pharm, and HLB are rising, while Alteogen, Rainbow Robotics, and Kolon TissueGene are falling.

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