[Korean Stock Market Opening] Korean stock market shows mixed movements… KOSPI declines, KOSDAQ slightly rises

The domestic stock market shows mixed gains and losses.

According to the Korea Exchange on the 11th, the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed at 5,289.46 points, down 12.23 points (-0.23%) from the previous trading day.

In the main board market, individual investors net bought 215.7 billion won, foreign investors net sold 369.5 billion won, and institutional investors net bought 147 billion won.

Looking at the top market capitalization stocks on the KOSPI, Samsung Electronics (005930) (-1.27%), SK Hynix (000660) (-2.23%), Hyundai Motor (005380) (-0.21%), Samsung Electronics Preferred Stock (005935) (-0.52%), LG Energy Solution (373220) (0.00%), Samsung Biologics (207940) (+0.58%), SK Square (402340) (-1.84%), Kia (000270) (+0.45%), Doosan Energy (034020) (+0.53%), KB Financial Group (105560) (+3.99%).

Meanwhile, the Korea KOSDAQ Index closed at 1,115.75 points, up 0.55 points (+0.05%) from the previous trading day.

In the KOSDAQ market, individual investors net sold 37.1 billion won, foreign investors net bought 39.4 billion won, and institutional investors net bought 12.6 billion won.

Top market cap stocks on the KOSDAQ include: Ecopro (086520) (-1.41%), Alteogen (196170) (+2.51%), Ecopro BM (247540) (0.00%), Rainbow Robotics (277810) (-1.95%), Samchundang Pharmaceutical (000250) (+1.17%), ABL Bio (298380) (+3.61%), Kolon TissueGene (950170) (+4.06%), Rino Industrial (058470) (-1.35%), HLB (028300) (+2.30%), LegoChem Biosciences (141080) (+3.19%).

In Seoul’s foreign exchange market, the Korean won against the US dollar is quoted at 1,456.10 won, down 2.90 won from the previous trading day.

International gold prices are at $5,031.00 per troy ounce, down $48.40 from the previous trading day. Domestic gold prices are at 235,840.25 won per gram, up 209.37 won from the previous trading day.