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"Foreign investors bring in a large sum of money"... KOSPI reclaims the 7,000-point level for the first time in 15 trading days

"Foreign investors bring in a large sum of money"... KOSPI reclaims the 7,000-point level for the first time in 15 trading days

(Seoul=NEWS1) Reporter Choi Ji-hwan = On the morning of the 13th, the KOSPI index recorded 7,010.16, up 196.82 points (2.89%) from the previous trading day, on the electronic board in front of the Hana Bank headquarters dealing room in Jung-gu, Seoul. 2026.8.14/NEWS1 Copyright © NEWS1. All rights reserved. No unauthorized reproduction or redistribution, and no use for AI learning allowed. /Photo=NEWS1) Reporter Choi Ji-hwan
(Seoul=NEWS1) Reporter Choi Ji-hwan = On the morning of the 13th, the KOSPI index recorded 7,010.16, up 196.82 points (2.89%) from the previous trading day, on the electronic board in front of the Hana Bank headquarters dealing room in Jung-gu, Seoul. 2026.8.14/NEWS1 Copyright © NEWS1. All rights reserved. No unauthorized reproduction or redistribution, and no use for AI learning allowed. /Photo=NEWS1) Reporter Choi Ji-hwan

On the 14th, the KOSPI index surpassed the 7,000-point level during trading for the first time this month, driven by buying momentum led by foreign investors.

At 9:05 a.m., the KOSPI index traded at 6,982.39, up 2.48% from the previous day. Retail investors and foreign investors were net buyers of 25.8 billion won and 241.3 billion won, respectively, while institutional investors were net sellers of 253.8 billion won. The intraday high was 7,010.86 (+2.90%) and the low was 6,975.70 (+2.38%). This marks the first time since last month's 24th that the KOSPI index has exceeded 7,000 during trading, ending a streak of 15 trading days.

Samsung Electronics is trading up 2.15% at 273,750 won. SK Hynix rose 6.09% to 1.69 million won.

Hyundai Motor (+5.73%), Samsung Electric (+4.79%), SK Square (+4.03%), Samsung Life Insurance (+3.95%), Samsung Electronics Preferred (+3.25%), and LG Energy Solution (+0.41%) are also rising.

Hanwha Aerospace (-1.27%) and Samsung Biologics (-0.19%) are falling.

The KOSDAQ index rose 1.67% to 875.76. Retail investors and foreign investors were net buyers of 11.5 billion won and 2.9 billion won, respectively, while institutional investors were net sellers of 14.7 billion won. The index climbed as high as 875.76 (+1.67%) during trading. The low was 867.97 (+0.77%).

iOTechnics (+5.42%), Juseung Engineering (+4.51%), EcoPro BM (+3.23%), Rainbow Robotics (+2.62%), EcoPro (+2.27%), HLB (+1.87%), ABCL Bio (+1.27%), AlteoGen (+0.47%), Wonik IPS (+0.25%), and Rino Industrial (+0.14%) are rising.

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