KOSPI Surpasses 3260 Mark with Foreign and Institutional Buying... Approaching 3300 [fn Closing Market]

[Financial News] The KOSPI surpassed the 3260 mark on the 9th due to strong buying by foreigners and institutions.
On this day, the KOSPI closed at 3260.05, up 40.46p (1.26%) from the previous trading day. The KOSPI started at 3231.31, up 11.72p (0.36%) from the previous trading day, and expanded its gains.
In the domestic stock market, individuals sold 1 trillion 36.9 billion won worth of stocks, while foreigners and institutions bought 660 billion won and 304.5 billion won worth, respectively. Among the top 14 stocks by market capitalization, SK Hynix (3.97%), KB Financial (3.0%), and Doosan Enerbility (2.13%) closed strongly. Samsung Electronics, which ranks first in KOSPI market capitalization, closed at 71,500 won, up 2.0% from the previous trading day.
On the other hand, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (-1.37%), Hanwha Ocean (-0.81%), and Hanwha Aerospace (-0.63%) ended the session weakly. By sector, securities (7.06%), insurance (2.55%), and finance (2.46%) showed strength, while construction (-1.22%), telecommunications (-1.05%), and entertainment and culture (-0.72%) closed weakly.
The KOSDAQ index closed at 824.82, up 6.22p (0.76%) from the previous trading day. The index opened at 820.75, up 2.15p (0.26%) from the previous trading day.



khj91@fnnews.com Kim Hyun-jung Reporter