The KOSPI index closed on the 3rd just below the 6,600 mark. Concerns over U.S. interest rates and geopolitical instability limited the index's rebound.
On this day, the KOSPI index ended the session at 6,579.48, up 16.76 points (0.26%) from the previous trading day. The intraday high-low spread was 243.48 points.
Through Korea Exchange and Next Trading, other corporations net-purchased a total of 1.6093 trillion won, while individuals net-purchased 1.1597 trillion won, institutional investors net-sold 241.8 billion won, and foreign investors net-sold 209.4 billion won.
Samsung Electronics closed down 500 won (0.20%) at 250,000 won, and SK Hynix closed down 17,000 won (1.05%) at 1,596,000 won.
Among the top market capitalization stocks, KB Financial Group and LG Energy Solution were up by over 5%, Samsung Life Insurance rose by over 3%, and Hyundai Motor gained by over 1%. In contrast, Samsung Electro-Mechanics fell by over 3%, and Samsung Biologics declined by over 1%. Samsung C&T and SK Square showed roughly flat performance.
By sector, KOSPI insurance stocks surged by over 4%, construction and gas & electricity rose by over 3%, transportation equipment, transportation warehouses, machinery, and metals gained by over 2%, while finance, general services, and non-ferrous metals advanced by over 1%. Chemicals, retail, and securities showed roughly flat gains.
Textiles and apparel, telecommunications, medical precision, and IT services declined by over 1%. Pharmaceuticals, electrical & electronics, food & tobacco, real estate, paper & wood, manufacturing, and entertainment & culture closed with roughly flat performance.
The KOSDAQ index ended the session at 790.21, down 13.77 points (1.71%) from the previous day. Individuals net-purchased 340.3 billion won, institutional investors net-sold 197.4 billion won, and foreign investors net-sold 132 billion won.
Among the top market capitalization stocks, IOTech was up by over 3%, while EcoPro BM closed with roughly flat performance.
In contrast, AlteoGen fell by over 5%, Simtek and Wonik IPS declined by over 4%, Juseong Engineering dropped by over 3%, and HLB slipped by over 1%. Rino Industrial showed roughly flat performance, while Rainbow Robotics closed flat.
By sector, KOSDAQ transportation warehouses surged by over 2%, while metals and paper & wood showed roughly flat gains.
Conversely, general services fell by over 3%, pharmaceuticals declined by over 2%, and IT services, electrical & electronics, manufacturing, chemicals, machinery, medical precision, non-ferrous metals, textiles and apparel, retail, and publishing houses dropped by over 1%.
Telecommunications, construction, finance, other manufacturing, food & tobacco, transportation equipment, and entertainment & culture closed with roughly flat performance.
On this day, the won-dollar exchange rate ended the week's trading in Seoul's foreign exchange market at 1,359.3 won, down 9.4 won from the previous day.
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