‘Thousand-sdaq’ KOSDAQ tops 1,060 for the first time ever [Financial News Afternoon Market]

[Financial News] The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the Korea Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (KOSDAQ) both hit all-time highs on the 26th. The KOSDAQ index broke through the 1,000 level at the opening for the first time in four years, setting a new record high.
As of 2:38 p.m., the KOSPI was trading at 4,958.12, down 32.61 points (0.63%) from the previous session. The index opened at 4,997.54, up 7.47 points (0.15%), but later turned lower. Around 9:17 a.m., the KOSPI touched 5,023.76, marking a new intraday record high.
Afterward, it attempted to firmly establish itself above the 5,000 level, but is now taking a breather around the 4,900 level.
In the domestic main stock market, individual investors are net buying about 1.8386 trillion won, while foreign investors and institutions are net selling roughly 711.9 billion won and 1.1128 trillion won, respectively.
Among the top 14 stocks by market capitalization, Celltrion (up 1.42%), KB Financial Group (up 0.88%), and Hanwha Aerospace (up 0.88%) are gaining.
In contrast, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (down 3.67%), Hyundai Motor Company (down 3.24%), and SK hynix (down 3.13%) are declining. Market-cap leader Samsung Electronics is trading at 152,200 won, up 0.07% from the previous session.
The KOSDAQ index is trading at 1,055.11, up 61.18 points (6.16%) from the previous day. It opened at 1,003.90, up 9.97 points (1.00%). This is the first time since January 6, 2022, when it reached 1,003.01, that the index has reclaimed the so-called “Thousand-sdaq” level during intraday trading.
The KOSDAQ index then surged sharply and, for the first time ever, broke through the 1,060 level. At around 1:21 p.m., it touched 1,062.0, rewriting its intraday all-time high.
As the KOSDAQ index spiked, a temporary suspension of program buy orders, known as a sidecar, was triggered at around 9:59 a.m.


khj91@fnnews.com Reporter Kim Hyun-jung Reporter