KOSPI Falls Over 2% Again... KOSDAQ Drops Below 800

On July 8, the KOSPI is once again falling by more than 2%.

On the 8th, the KOSPI index succeeded in turning to an upward trend after a sharp drop of over 3%. Exchange rates, KOSPI, and KOSDAQ indices are displayed on the status board in the dealing room at the Headquarters of Hana Bank in Jung-gu, Seoul. 2027.07.08 Photo by Dongju Yoon

As of 11:10 a.m. on this day, the KOSPI stood at 7,468.75, down 2.45% from the previous session. The index opened at 7,452.48, a decrease of 203.83 points (2.66%) compared to the previous session, and at one point in early trading, it dropped as much as 3.96% to 7,352.89. Later, it reversed course and climbed as high as 7,791.66, up 1.77%.

Individual investors and foreign investors recorded net sales of 1.0317 trillion won and 237.1 billion won, respectively, while institutions posted a net purchase of 1.3466 trillion won. By industry, construction (-5.16%), machinery and equipment (-5.13%), medical and precision instruments (-4.98%), insurance (-4.39%), and distribution (-4.31%) sectors all declined.

Among the top stocks by market capitalization, Samsung Electronics (-3.89%), SK Square (-3.39%), Samsung Electro-Mechanics (-3.88%), and Hyundai Motor (-2.50%) fell, while SK hynix (0.09%) rose.

At the same time, the KOSDAQ was at 796.72, down 4.15% from the previous session. Individual investors and institutions recorded net purchases of 70.6 billion won and 25.3 billion won, respectively, while foreign investors posted a net sale of 96.1 billion won.

By industry, general services (-5.73%), pharmaceuticals (-5.57%), machinery and equipment (-4.81%), non-metallics (-4.39%), and manufacturing (-4.28%) sectors declined.

Among the top KOSDAQ stocks by market capitalization, Alteogen (-6.81%), Ecopro BM (-3.74%), Ecopro (-4.38%), Rainbow Robotics (-5.66%), and Jusung Engineering (-3.47%) all fell.

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