KOSDAQ Breaks Above 1,200 as KOSPI Ends Flat [fn Closing Market Report]

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[Financial News] The KOSPI Composite Index remained flat, while the KOSDAQ Composite Index broke above the 1,200 mark.
On the 24th, the KOSPI Composite Index closed at 6,475.63, down 0.18 points, or 0.00%, from the previous day.
It opened 20.29 points, or 0.31%, higher than the previous session, but foreign investors led the decline by selling more than 210 billion won. Retail investors bought 151.75 billion won worth of shares, while institutions purchased 63.38 billion won.
Samsung Electronics fell 2.23%, and SK hynix declined 0.16%.
The KOSDAQ Composite Index rose 29.53 points, or 2.51%, from the previous day to 1,203.84. It was the first close above 1,200 in about 25 years and eight months, since Aug. 4, 2000, when it finished at 1,238.80.\r\n
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dschoi@fnnews.com Choi Doo-sun Reporter