KOSPI Slightly Down on Foreign and Institutional Selling [fn Morning Market Briefing]

[Financial News] On the 6th, KOSPI is showing slight weakness due to selling by foreign investors and institutions. The previous day, KOSPI surpassed the 4,400 mark for the first time ever, followed by a period of consolidation.
As of 10:29 a.m., KOSPI was trading at 4,437.93, down 19.59 points (0.44%) from the previous session. KOSPI opened at 4,446.08, a decrease of 11.44 points (0.26%) from the previous close.
In the domestic stock market, individual investors are net buyers with purchases totaling 747.2 billion won, while foreign investors and institutions are net sellers, offloading 692.9 billion won and 95.7 billion won, respectively. Among the top 14 stocks by market capitalization, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (up 5.85%), Naver Corporation (up 3.81%), LG Energy Solution (up 1.62%), and Celltrion (up 1.43%) are leading the gains.
Samsung Electronics, which surpassed the 1.3 million won mark for the first time the previous day, is trading at 1,349,000 won, down 2.32% from the previous session.
Samsung C&T (down 1.77%), SK Hynix (down 1.01%), and Hanwha Aerospace (down 0.59%) are among the notable decliners. The KOSDAQ index is trading at 955.35, down 2.15 points (0.22%) from the previous session. The index opened at 959.38, up 1.88 points (0.20%). In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the US Dollar–South Korean Won exchange rate opened at 1,445 won, up 1.2 won from the previous session's weekly closing price of 1,443.8 won.


khj91@fnnews.com Kim Hyun-jung Reporter