KOSPI Starts Up 1%...Driven by Foreign Buying

KOSDAQ Also Starts Strong

The KOSPI started the day with a gain of over 1%, buoyed by net purchases from foreign investors. The KOSDAQ also began the session on an upward trajectory.

As of approximately 9:15 a.m. on the Korea Exchange on September 30, the KOSPI was trading at 6,950.60, up 1.16% from the previous session.

On the 29th, employees were monitoring the stock market and exchange rates in the dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul. On that day, the KOSPI index opened at 6,844.41, down 45.33 points (0.66%) from the previous session, and the KOSDAQ opened at 843.87, down 2.71 points (0.32%). September 29, 2026 Photo by Jo Yongjun

Foreign investors led the upward momentum by making net purchases of 83 billion won. Meanwhile, individuals sold 137.1 billion won, and institutions offloaded 32.6 billion won.

By sector, machinery & equipment rose by 1.39%, general services by 1.25%, chemicals by 1.39%, electrical and electronic by 0.99%, medical and precision equipment by 1.05%, distribution by 0.98%, metals by 1.04%, manufacturing by 0.91%, and construction by 0.85%. Conversely, insurance fell by 1.00%, real estate by 1.00%, and pharmaceuticals by 0.75%.

Among major stocks by market capitalization, performance was mixed. Samsung Electronics rose by 0.3%, SK hynix by 1.8%, SK Square by 1.5%, Samsung Electro-Mechanics by 0.2%, LG Energy Solution by 0.2%, and Samsung C&T by 1.3%. In contrast, Hyundai Motor declined by 0.8%, Samsung Biologics by 1.0%, KB Financial Group by 0.5%, and Samsung Life Insurance by 0.8%.

The KOSDAQ started the day at 854.78, up 0.59% from the previous session, and further extended its gains. As of 9:15 a.m., it was trading at 857.32, up 0.88%.

Individual investors net purchased 44.7 billion won, while foreign investors and institutions recorded net sales of 16.1 billion won and 12.9 billion won, respectively.

Leading stocks on the KOSDAQ showed notable gains: Jusung Engineering increased by 4.9%, Ecopro by 1.2%, Ecopro BM by 1.4%, Rainbow Robotics by 1.4%, Wonik IPS by 2.7%, EO Technics by 4.9%, and Lino Group by 0.8%. On the other hand, Alteogen was down 0.2%, Simmtech dropped by 0.7%, and HLB declined by 1.6%.

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