[Korean Stock Market Opening] KOSPI opens higher... Driven by Kia and Doosan Energy's strong performance, the early session recovers the 2800-point mark

According to the Korea Exchange news on the 16th, as of 9:29 a.m., the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) was 4,816.26 points, up 18.71 points (0.39%) from the previous trading day.

In the main board market, individual investors net bought 175 billion KRW, while foreign investors and institutional investors net sold 175.1 billion KRW and 2.2 billion KRW respectively.

Among the top market capitalization stocks in the Korea Composite Stock Price Index, Samsung Electronics (+1.53%), SK Hynix (+0.13%), LG Energy Solution (+0.13%), Samsung Biologics (-2.39%), Samsung Electronics preferred stock (+0.84%), Hyundai Motor (+0.12%), Hanwha Aerospace (+0.70%), HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (-1.27%), Kia (+4.07%), Doosan Energy (+3.24%).

Meanwhile, the Korea KOSDAQ Index fell 2.09 points (0.22%), closing at 949.07 points.

Foreign investors net sold 53 billion KRW, while individual investors and institutional investors net bought 47.4 billion KRW and 11.1 billion KRW respectively.

Among the top market capitalization stocks in the KOSDAQ Index, Alteogen (-3.29%), EcoPro BM (-1.39%), EcoPro (-1.58%), ABL Bio (-2.02%), Rainbow Robotics (-1.73%), HLB (-2.44%), Samchundang Pharmaceutical (-0.59%), Kolon TissueGene (-2.22%), LigaChem Bio (-1.72%), Peptron (-2.38%).

In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the Korean won against the US dollar was 1,472.20 KRW, up 1.90 KRW from the previous trading day.

According to data from Gumsise.com, domestic gold prices rose 411.95 KRW per gram, to 218,097.63 KRW. International gold prices are at $4,623.70 per troy ounce, down $12.00.