KOSPI Closes Above 4,150, Up Over 1% on Institutional Buying

On the 12th, when the won/dollar exchange rate continued to fluctuate, the status board in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Jung-gu, Seoul displayed the won/dollar exchange rate, KOSPI, and others. 2025. 11.12 Photo by Cho Yongjun

The KOSPI closed with a gain of over 1%, supported by institutional buying.

On the 12th, the KOSPI finished trading at 4,150.39, up 44.0 points (1.07%) from the previous day. The trading volume was provisionally tallied at 327.08 million shares, with a trading value of 15.4252 trillion won.

By investor type, institutions were net buyers of 912 billion won, while foreigners and individuals were net sellers of 427.7 billion won and 446.2 billion won, respectively. In the futures market, the opposite trend was observed: institutions were net sellers of 602.4 billion won, while foreigners and individuals were net buyers of 453.3 billion won and 111.5 billion won, respectively. Program trading saw net purchases of 164.9 billion won in arbitrage trades and 18.4 billion won in non-arbitrage trades.

Most sectors recorded gains. The securities sector rose by 5.71%, metals by 3.93%, insurance by 3.84%, finance by 3.27%, pharmaceuticals by 2.51%, paper & wood by 2.26%, textiles & apparel by 2.24%, chemicals by 2.17%, transportation & storage by 2.03%, entertainment & culture by 1.86%, food, beverage & tobacco by 1.85%, retail by 1.83%, non-metals by 1.62%, and general services by 1.56%. In contrast, the electricity & gas sector fell by 3.1%, while the electrical & electronics and telecommunications sectors closed slightly lower.

Among the top market capitalization stocks, most posted gains, although Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix ended slightly lower. LG Energy Solution rose 0.53%, Hyundai Motor 2.42%, KB Financial Group 3.06%, Doosan Enerbility 0.26%, Hanwha Aerospace 1.27%, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries 0.37%, Kia 2.24%, SK Square 3.53%, Celltrion 5.84%, NAVER 0.19%, and Shinhan Financial Group 4.36%.

On this day, 788 stocks advanced, 119 declined, and 21 remained unchanged. Three stocks hit the upper price limit.

The KOSDAQ index surged more than 2%, breaking through the 900-point mark. The KOSDAQ closed at 906.51, up 22.24 points (2.52%) from the previous day. By investor type, institutions and foreigners were net buyers of 123.3 billion won and 246.3 billion won, respectively, while individuals were net sellers of 361.5 billion won.

Most of the top market capitalization stocks on the KOSDAQ also rose. Alteogen jumped 7.25%, while ABL Bio hit the upper price limit with a 29.95% gain, entering the top five by market capitalization. In addition, Ecopro BM rose 1.11%, Peptron 10.53%, HLB 3.07%, Ligachem Bio 17.56%, Samchundang Pharm 4.81%, Kolon TissueGene 7.56%, and Voronoi 3.95%. On the other hand, Ecopro, Rainbow Robotics, and Pharmaresearch each fell by around 1%.

Meanwhile, in the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won/dollar exchange rate is trading at 1,465.9 won, up 2.5 won from the previous day.

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