KOSPI Pauses Near 7,800 Mark... KOSDAQ Soars 4.99%

The KOSPI index closed slightly higher on May 22.

On the 22nd, the KOSPI index opened at 7,873.12, up 57.53 points from the previous trading day. The status of the domestic stock market was displayed on the electronic board in the dealing room at the headquarters of Hana Bank in Jung-gu, Seoul. On the same day, Samsung Electronics' stock price surpassed 300,000 won during trading. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung

The KOSPI ended the session at 7,847.71, up 32.12 points (0.41%) from the previous day. Individual investors and institutions recorded net purchases of 1.0638 trillion won and 760.1 billion won, respectively. Foreign investors posted net sales of 1.9266 trillion won.

By industry, real estate (up 3.21%), pharmaceuticals (up 3.20%), general services (up 3.18%), medical precision equipment (up 3.01%), and metals (up 2.90%) rose.

Among the top market cap stocks, Samsung Electronics declined by 2.34% and Hyundai Motor fell by 1.65%, while SK hynix was up 0.05%, SK Square rose 0.51%, and Samsung Electro-Mechanics jumped 11.30%.

The KOSDAQ index closed at 1,161.13, up 55.16 points (4.99%). Individual investors recorded net sales of 865.6 billion won, while foreign investors and institutions posted net purchases of 593.3 billion won and 287.9 billion won, respectively.

By industry, finance (up 7.91%), pharmaceuticals (up 6.37%), general services (up 5.97%), electrical and electronics (up 5.94%), and construction (up 5.39%) increased.

Among the top market cap stocks, EcoPro BM rose 10.77%, EcoPro climbed 12.87%, Alteogen increased by 3.70%, Rainbow Robotics was up 1.48%, and Jusung Engineering surged 20.95%.

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