'US Interest Rate Watch' KOSPI Closes Slightly Lower at 4,135 [fn Closing Market Summary]

[Financial News] The KOSPI ended slightly lower on the 10th, just one day before the Federal Reserve System (Fed) announces its interest rate decision.
On this day, the KOSPI closed at 4,135.00, down 8.55 points (0.21%) from the previous trading session.
In the main stock market, individuals and institutions recorded net sales of 88.6 billion won and 300.3 billion won, respectively. In contrast, foreign investors were net buyers of 373.8 billion won.
Among major semiconductor stocks, Samsung Electronics closed at 1,080,000 won, down 0.37% from the previous session. Meanwhile, SK hynix surged 3.71% to 5,870,000 won after news broke about its plan to list American Depositary Receipts (DR) in the US.
By sector, entertainment and culture (up 1.21%), electrical and electronics (up 0.89%), and non-metallics (up 0.61%) rose, while electricity and gas (down 1.82%), retail (down 1.70%), and insurance (down 1.58%) declined.
The Korea Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (KOSDAQ) index finished at 935.00, up 3.65 points (0.39%). In the KOSDAQ market, foreign investors were net buyers of 97.4 billion won, while individuals and institutions posted net sales of 49.7 billion won and 3.5 billion won, respectively.


elikim@fnnews.com Kim Mi-hee Reporter