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KOSPI Declines Due to Foreign Selling Pressure [fn Morning Market]

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2025-08-19 11:05:13
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2025-08-19 11:05:13
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[Financial News] KOSPI is showing weakness due to foreign selling pressure on the 19th.
At 11:02 AM, KOSPI is trading at 3163.65, down 13.63p (0.43%) from the previous trading day.
KOSPI started at 3185.04, up 7.76p (0.24%) from the previous trading day, but reversed to a decline.
In the domestic stock market, while individuals and institutions are buying 141.1 billion won and 55.9 billion won worth of stocks respectively, foreigners are selling 235.8 billion won worth.
Among the top 14 stocks by market capitalization, Doosan Enerbility (-4.92%), Hanwha Aerospace (-3.38%), HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (-2.63%), and Hanwha Ocean (-1.19%) have the largest declines.
Kia (0.99%), KB Financial (0.65%), and Samsung Electronics (0.29%) are showing slight gains.
The KOSDAQ index is trading at 790.43, down 7.62p (0.95%) from the previous trading day. The index started at 799.54, up 1.49p (0.19%) from the previous session, but soon turned to a decline.

khj91@fnnews.com Hyun-jung Kim Reporter