KOSPI Closes in High 7,200s Up 6%... KOSDAQ Also Rebounds Above 820

KOSPI Closes at 7,284.41 as Foreign and Institutional Investors Lead Net Buying
KOSDAQ Finishes Higher Across All Sectors at 829.43
"Sharp Gains for Undervalued Sectors Such as Semiconductors"

With the influx of foreign and institutional investors, the KOSPI index ended trading in the high 7,200s—rising by more than 6 percent—while the KOSDAQ index closed in the high 820s with a gain of more than 5 percent.

Yonhap News Agency

On July 15, the KOSPI index closed at 7,284.41, up 6.24% (427.58 points) from the previous trading day. Foreign investors and institutions led the rally with net purchases of 2,676.335 billion won and 455.423 billion won, respectively, while individual investors recorded net sales of 3,147.928 billion won.

By industry, all sectors finished higher except for non-metallic minerals (-0.27%) and food, beverage & tobacco (-0.06%). Some industries posted gains above 5 percent, including machinery & equipment (+8.76%), medical & precision instruments (+7.45%), electrical & electronics (+7.42%), securities (+6.48%), and finance (+6.15%).

Among the top two in market capitalization, Samsung Electronics and SK hynix both closed higher, boosted by a rebound in the U.S. semiconductor sector, with share prices up 6.2% and 8.8%, respectively. SK Square (+16.1%) also recorded a double-digit increase. Most large-cap stocks ended higher, including Hanmi Semiconductor (+29.8%), Samsung Electro-Mechanics (+12.1%), SK Inc. (+8.3%), and LS ELECTRIC (+7.3%).

The KOSDAQ index closed at 829.43, up 5.80% (45.45 points) from the previous trading day. Foreign and institutional investors had net purchases of 44.604 billion won and 106.977 billion won, respectively, while individual investors recorded net sales of 162.470 billion won.

All sectors closed higher by industry. The largest gains were seen in electrical & electronics (+8.14%), machinery & equipment (+6.95%), finance (+6.77%), pharmaceuticals (+6.56%), and manufacturing (+6.47%).

Alteogen, the largest KOSDAQ stock by market capitalization, finished up 3.2% from the previous session. Second- and third-largest stocks EcoPro BM and EcoPro recorded gains of 7.3% and 9.2%, respectively. Double-digit increases were also seen in shares such as HLB (+29.9%), Jeju Semiconductor (+20.9%), Simmtech (+12.5%), Wonik IPS (+12.2%), Padu (+12.0%), HPSP (+12.0%), and Eugene Technology (+10.7%).

Kyungmin Lee, a researcher at Daishin Securities, stated, "Most sectors showed strength, driven by net buying from foreign investors," adding, "Semiconductors, IT hardware, and defense-related sectors, which previously experienced significant declines, posted particularly notable increases."

Meanwhile, as of 3:30 p.m. on July 15 in the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won-dollar exchange rate stood at 1,484.7 won, down 8.3 won from the previous trading week's closing price.

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