▲ The KOSPI and KOSDAQ are shown on an electronic board in the dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 20th, when both indexes opened lower. At 9:02 a.m. on this day, the KOSPI stood at 5,709.74, down 58.27 points (1.01%) from the previous session.
The KOSPI gave up its previous day's rebound in just a single day, sliding back down to the 5,500 level.
Amid lingering concerns over AI investments, the index plunged by more than 3% due to simultaneous net selling by foreign and institutional investors.
The KOSPI closed at 5,552.74, down 215.27 points or 3.73% from the previous trading day.
While institutions and foreigners net sold 1.0048 trillion won and 530 billion won, respectively, individuals net bought 8981 billion won.
Major market-capitalization stocks fell across the board, with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix dropping 2.98% and 4.23%, respectively.
The KOSDAQ also closed down 26.92 points, or 3.33%, at 781.97.
On the KOSDAQ, foreign and institutional investors net sold 183.8 billion won and 110.6 billion won, respectively, while individual investors net bought 294.2 billion won.
The won-dollar exchange rate finished its daytime trading at 1,328.1 won, down 2.2 won from the previous trading day.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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