KOSPI Falls Over 1%... KOSDAQ Also Weakens

The KOSPI started off with a decline in the 1% range on August 21.

On the 21st, the KOSPI is displayed on the status board of the dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News

On this day, the KOSPI opened at 6,759.95, down 92.63 points (1.35%) from the previous session.

Retail investors recorded a net purchase of 35.9 billion won. Foreign investors and institutions recorded net sales of 19.2 billion won and 67.5 billion won, respectively.

By sector, construction (-3.90%), medical & precision instruments (-3.56%), transportation equipment & parts (-2.67%), general services (-2.53%), and machinery & equipment (-2.52%) declined.

Among the top stocks by market capitalization, Samsung Electronics (up 0.18%), SK hynix (up 1.30%), and Samsung Electronics Preferred (up 4.08%) rose, while SK Square (down 0.67%) and Samsung Electro-Mechanics (down 4.73%) fell.

The KOSDAQ started trading at 824.05, down 16.84 points (2.00%) from the previous session.

Retail investors recorded a net purchase of 114.7 billion won. Foreign investors and institutions posted net sales of 63.0 billion won and 49.9 billion won, respectively.

By sector, general services (-5.20%), pharmaceuticals (-4.25%), transportation equipment & parts (-3.88%), electric & electronics (-3.46%), and medical & precision instruments (-3.45%) posted declines.

Among the top KOSDAQ companies by market capitalization, Alteogen (down 6.26%), Ecopro (down 4.65%), Ecopro BM (down 5.00%), Rainbow Robotics (down 4.88%), and Jusung Engineering (down 1.35%) all fell.

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