KOSPI Starts Upward with Foreign and Institutional Early Buying [fn Morning Market]

[Financial News] KOSPI started on an upward trend thanks to early net buying by foreign and institutional investors.
As of 9:09 AM on the 8th, KOSPI is trading at 3207.58, up 2.46p (0.08%) from the previous trading day.
On this day, KOSPI started trading at 3209.81, up 4.69p (0.15%) from the 5th.
In the stock market, foreigners are buying 44.1 billion KRW worth of shares. Institutions also have a buying advantage of 29.2 billion KRW. On the other hand, individuals are selling 65.8 billion KRW worth of shares.
Major companies by market capitalization are generally showing an upward trend. Samsung Electronics is up 1.15% from the previous trading day, maintaining the 70,000 KRW level, and SK Hynix is up 0.91%. Kakao is showing a strong 2% increase.
By industry, construction (2.09%), non-metal (1.40%), and electricity/gas (1.09%) are showing upward trends.
The KOSDAQ index is trading at 813.92, up 2.52p (0.31%) from the previous day.

dschoi@fnnews.com Choi Doo-sun Reporter