KOSPI Closes Above 6,740 on Institutional and Individual Net Buying

On August 25, with the KOSPI falling below 6500 during the session due to a decline in semiconductor stocks influenced by the New York stock market, employees at Hana Bank's headquarters dealing room in Jung-gu, Seoul, were monitoring the stock market and exchange rates. On that day, the KOSPI opened at 6535.93, down 161.03 points (2.40%) from the previous trading day. Photo by Jo Yongjun

The KOSPI closed higher, buoyed by net buying from institutional and individual investors.

On August 25, the KOSPI ended trading at 6,742.74, up 45.78 points (0.68%) from the previous day. Trading volume was recorded at 282.78 million shares, with a provisional transaction value of 23.6969 trillion won.

By investor type, institutions and individuals recorded net purchases of 1.1728 trillion won and 1.0502 trillion won, respectively, while foreigners saw a net sale of 3.8205 trillion won. In the futures market, institutions had net purchases of 256.5 billion won, whereas foreigners and individuals recorded net sales of 59 billion won and 201.2 billion won, respectively. For program trading, there was a net purchase of 102.3 billion won in arbitrage trades and a net sale of 2.7315 trillion won in non-arbitrage trades.

By industry sector, more sectors rose than fell. The construction sector increased by 8.73%, machinery and equipment by 6.74%, paper and wood by 3.26%, electricity and gas by 3.26%, metals by 3.2%, medical precision by 3.07%, securities by 2.56%, general services by 2.15%, transport & storage by 1.9%, transportation equipment by 1.32%, finance by 1.07%, and insurance by 0.99%. On the other hand, the telecommunications sector fell by 1.4%, and sectors such as pharmaceuticals, entertainment & culture, and real estate also closed weaker.

Among large-cap stocks, more gained than lost. SK hynix rose by 0.42%, Samsung Electro-Mechanics by 3.34%, Hyundai Motor by 1.69%, Samsung Biologics by 0.76%, Samsung C&T by 0.69%, KB Financial Group by 2.02%, Kia by 2.59%, Doosan Enerbility by 10.55%, and Shinhan Financial Group by 3.1%. In contrast, SK Square fell by 1.49%, LG Energy Solution by 3.45%, Samsung Life Insurance by 0.18%, and Hanwha Aerospace by 0.27%.

On this day, the number of advancing stocks was 647, while 226 stocks declined, and 34 stocks remained unchanged. Two stocks hit their upper price limit, while one stock reached its lower limit.

The KOSDAQ index also closed higher. The KOSDAQ finished trading at 827.15, up 13.82 points (1.7%) compared to the previous day. By investor type, institutions and foreigners made net purchases of 14.9 billion won and 132.9 billion won, respectively, while individuals made net sales of 136.8 billion won.

Among large-cap KOSDAQ stocks, movements were mixed. Alteogen fell by 4.68%, Ecopro by 3.07%, Ecopro BM by 3.85%, PharmaResearch by 0.36%, ABL Bio by 1.58%, and Samchundang Pharm by 0.29%. Conversely, Rainbow Robotics rose by 2.25%, Jusung Engineering by 7.71%, Wonik IPS by 5.55%, Leeno Industrial by 4.33%, HLB by 1.19%, and EO Technics by 3.48%.

Meanwhile, in the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won/dollar exchange rate is trading at 1,386.4 won, up 3.2 won from the previous day.

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