KOSPI Surges Over 5% Intraday on Institutional and Foreign Net Buying

On the 15th, the KOSPI index surged over 5% in the early session, triggering a buy-sidecar. The electronic board in the dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, displayed the domestic stock market index. 2026.6.15 Photo by Kang Jinhyung

The KOSPI is showing a strong rally of over 5% during intraday trading, supported by net buying from institutional investors and foreigners.

As of 9:48 a.m. on June 15, 2026, the KOSPI was trading at 8,567.89, up 5.47% from the previous day.

By investor type, institutions and foreigners had net purchases of 623.8 billion won and 286.4 billion won, respectively, while individuals recorded net sales of 869.5 billion won. In the futures market, foreigners and individuals had net purchases of 587.7 billion won and 40.2 billion won, respectively, while institutions recorded net sales of 630.2 billion won.

By industry, more sectors were rising than falling. The electric and gas sector surged by 9.08%, distribution by 7.78%, transportation and warehousing by 7.21%, electrical and electronics by 6.21%, insurance by 6.18%, manufacturing by 5.87%, machinery and equipment by 5.52%, transportation equipment by 5.32%, finance by 5.05%, chemicals by 4.22%, metals by 4.31%, IT services by 3.38%, pharmaceuticals by 2.77%, and securities by 2.67%. In contrast, the construction sector was down by 1%.

Most of the top market cap stocks were also strong. Samsung Electronics was up 5.19%, SK hynix 7.4%, SK Square 3.09%, Samsung Electro-Mechanics 13.71%, Hyundai Motor 7.25%, LG Energy Solution 4.13%, Samsung Life Insurance 8.95%, Samsung C&T 13.77%, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries 9.08%, Kia 1.86%, and Doosan Enerbility 7.41%.

The KOSDAQ index was moving within a slightly positive range. At the same time, the KOSDAQ index was trading at 1,039.43, up 1.0% from the previous day. By investor type, institutions and individuals recorded net purchases of 25.5 billion won and 285.9 billion won, respectively, while foreigners recorded net sales of 296.0 billion won.

Among the top KOSDAQ stocks by market capitalization, more were rising. Alteogen was up 3.86%, EcoPro BM 6.82%, EcoPro 5.1%, Rainbow Robotics 6.09%, Jusung Engineering 0.43%, Kolon TissueGene 0.68%, HLB 2.49%, HPSP 6.57%, Peptron 3.91%, and ABL Bio 3.62%. In contrast, Wonik IPS fell 4.2%, and other stocks such as Leeno Industrial and EO Technics also continued to weaken.

Meanwhile, in the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won/dollar exchange rate was trading at 1,506.8 won, down 11.5 won from the previous day.

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