KOSPI Closes at 3440 Level on Foreign Semiconductor Purchases [fn Closing Market]
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- 2025-09-16 16:05:08
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- 2025-09-16 16:05:08
[Financial News] KOSPI has renewed its all-time high for the fifth consecutive trading day. While investment sentiment in AI and tech stocks continues, foreigners concentrated on buying large-cap semiconductor stocks, driving the index higher.
According to the Korea Exchange on the 16th, KOSPI closed at 3449.62, up 42.31p (1.24%) from the previous day at 1:41 PM. The index started at 3421.13, up 13.82p (0.41%) from the previous session, expanded its gains, and at one point during the day rose to 3452.50, breaking through the 3450 level.
In the stock market, foreigners and institutions net bought 1.8858 trillion won and 959 billion won respectively, while individuals net sold 1.9776 trillion won.
By industry, machinery/equipment (3.84%), electricity/electronics (3.16%), and manufacturing (1.97%) were strong, while non-metal (-2.64%), food/beverage (-1.27%), and securities (-1.05%) were weak.
Among the top market cap stocks, Doosan Enerbility (7.14%), Hanwha Aerospace (5.48%), and SK Hynix (5.14%) showed an upward trend, while LG Energy Solution (-1.83%), Kakao (-1.41%), and KB Financial (-1.34%) showed a downward trend.
On this day, KOSDAQ closed at 851.84, down 0.85p (-0.10%) from the previous day. Individuals net bought 3184 billion won, while foreigners and institutions net sold 2403 billion won and 502 billion won respectively.
The securities industry analyzed that the index rose as the favorable investment sentiment towards global AI and tech stocks continued, with foreign buying concentrated on semiconductors.
Jeong-Eun Lim, a researcher at KB Securities, said, "Foreign buying was concentrated due to strong demand and supply shortage concerns for semiconductors," but also noted, "Although KOSPI is continuously setting historical highs, the number of declining stocks is greater than rising stocks, and KOSDAQ is turning downward, indicating caution is needed ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)."
koreanbae@fnnews.com Bae Hangul Reporter