KOSPI Opens with Over 2% Gain... KOSDAQ Also Rises

On September 18, the KOSPI opened with a gain of more than 2%, recovering to the 6,800 range in early trading.

On the 8th, an employee is working in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Jung-gu, Seoul. On this day, the KOSPI started the session with a rise of more than 2%, recovering to the 6800 level early in the trading session. As of 9:02 a.m., the KOSPI stood at 6,870.45, up 155.04 points (2.31%) from the previous session. Photo by Yonhap News

The KOSPI started the day at 6,885.70, up 170.29 points (2.54%) from the previous close.

Individual investors and foreigners recorded net sales of KRW 174.1 billion and KRW 16 billion, respectively. Institutional investors recorded a net purchase of KRW 111.2 billion.

By sector, electric and electronics (3.29%), manufacturing (2.66%), construction (1.77%), securities (1.13%), and machinery & equipment (1.05%) led the gains.

Looking at major stocks by market capitalization, Samsung Electronics rose 2.97%, SK hynix gained 4.53%, Samsung Electronics (preferred) climbed 2.22%, SK Square advanced 3.87%, and Samsung Electro-Mechanics was up 5.11%.

The KOSDAQ started trading at 832.72, up 10.54 points (1.28%) from the previous session.

Individuals and foreigners recorded net purchases of KRW 4.6 billion and KRW 1.3 billion, respectively. Institutions recorded a net sale of KRW 2.4 billion.

By sector, construction (2.59%), electric and electronics (2.10%), machinery & equipment (1.67%), textiles & apparel (1.24%), and transportation equipment & components (1.13%) all rose.

Among the top KOSDAQ stocks by market capitalization, Alteogen fell 0.20% and EcoPro declined 0.24%, while EcoPro BM rose 2.24%, Jusung Engineering increased 2.21%, and Rainbow Robotics gained 2.22%.

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