KOSPI Weakens Intraday on Foreign Selling Pressure

On the 28th, the KOSPI index surpassed 8400 for the first time ever and is currently taking a brief pause. Various indices are displayed on the status board in the dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul. 2025.05.28 Photo by Dongju Yoon

The KOSPI is showing intraday weakness due to selling pressure from foreign investors.

As of 10:03 a.m. on May 28, the KOSPI was trading at 8,199.03, down 0.35% from the previous day.

By investor group, foreign investors are recording a net sell of 1.8339 trillion won, while institutions and individuals are net buyers of 420.2 billion won and 1.3743 trillion won, respectively. In the futures market, institutions and individuals are net buyers of 259 billion won and 1.5 billion won, respectively, while foreign investors are net sellers of 266.7 billion won.

By sector, more industries are declining. The telecommunications sector is down 2.9%, securities -2.68%, machinery and equipment -2.64%, real estate -2.66%, insurance -2.58%, financial -2.22%, metals -2.12%, construction -2.08%, medical precision -2.08%, electricity and gas -1.64%, paper and lumber -1.64%, pharmaceuticals -1.55%, and general services -1.57%. On the other hand, the transportation and warehousing, and electrical and electronics sectors are moving in slightly positive territory.

Among the top market capitalization stocks, performances are mixed. Samsung Electronics is down 1.3%, SK Square -2.59%, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries -3.63%, Samsung Life Insurance -1.55%, Doosan Enerbility -1.2%, Samsung C&T -1.22%, and Samsung Biologics -0.87%. On the other hand, SK hynix is up 1.16%, Hyundai Motor 1.91%, Samsung Electro-Mechanics 1.66%, and LG Energy Solution 11.21% are showing gains.

The KOSDAQ index is also continuing its downward trend. At the same time, the KOSDAQ was trading at 1,108.29, down 2.19% from the previous day. By investor group, institutions and foreign investors are net sellers of 57 billion won and 40 billion won, respectively, while individuals are net buyers of 92.2 billion won.

Among the top market capitalization stocks, more are declining. Alteogen is down 4.01%, Rainbow Robotics -3.01%, Jusung Engineering -7.42%, Kolon TissueGene -5.79%, Samchundang Pharm -2.99%, LinoTech -3.9%, Peptron -1.39%, and ABL Bio -3.38%. On the other hand, EcoPro BM is up 2.34%, EcoPro 0.77%, and HLB 0.2%, all moving in slightly positive territory.

Meanwhile, in the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won/dollar exchange rate is trading at 1,503.9 won, up 4.5 won from the previous day.

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