KOSPI Turns Upward With Over 1% Gain, Samsung and SK Hynix Rebound

The KOSPI turned upward during trading today (November 2) and is moving within a slightly higher range.

According to the Korea Exchange, as of 11:00 a.m. today, the KOSPI stood at 5,756.33, up 25.59 points (0.45%) from the previous trading session.

Later, it expanded its gains to the 1% range.

The index opened down 92.97 points (1.62%) at 5,637.77 compared to the previous session, but subsequently reduced its losses and turned to an upward trend.

It even rose as high as 5,822.49 (1.60%) at one point.

In the main bourse, institutional investors are net buyers of 640.3 billion won, while retail and foreign investors are net sellers of 393.2 billion won and 373.1 billion won, respectively.

Among top market capitalization stocks, SK Hynix (1.34%), SK Square (1.11%), and Hyundai Motor (0.53%) are advancing, while Samsung Electronics (-0.67%), Samsung Electro-Mechanics (-1.51%), and LG Energy Solution (-0.56%) are declining.

Among them, SK Hynix fell by as much as 2.05% early in the session but succeeded in a rebound. Samsung Electronics also dropped up to 3.56% at one point, but narrowed its losses to fluctuate within a slightly weak range before showing an upward trend of under 1%.

By sector, construction (5.13%), transportation equipment and parts (3.84%), and transportation and warehousing (3.29%) are rising, while real estate (-2.80%), entertainment and culture (-2.16%), and pharmaceuticals (-0.96%) are falling.

At the same time, the KOSDAQ index was at 724.08, down 0.30 points (-0.04%) from the previous session.

The index opened at 716.44, down 7.94 points (1.10%) from the prior session, and has been repeating rebounds and relapses.

In the KOSDAQ market, retail and institutional investors are net buyers of 47.9 billion won and 7.9 billion won, respectively, while foreign investors are net sellers of 52.4 billion won.

Among top market cap shares, Alteogen (0.71%), EcoPro (0.28%), and Jusung Engineering (1.70%) are rising, whereas EcoPro BM (-0.99%), Rainbow Robotics (-1.10%), and PSK Holdings (-4.57%) are declining.

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