The KOSPI index rose over 1% during trading, surpassing the 7000 mark. Major semiconductor stocks, including Samsung Electronics, showed strong performance as institutional investors made net purchases exceeding 1 trillion won, driving the index higher.
As of 1:47 PM on September 21, the KOSPI was up 124.90 points (1.81%) at 7019.10 compared to the previous trading day.
In the securities market, institutions led the index's rise with net purchases totaling 1.2918 trillion won. Foreign investors also recorded net purchases of 53.7 billion won, while individual investors sold off 2.6585 trillion won.
Among the top market capitalization stocks, semiconductor shares were particularly strong. Samsung Electronics surged 5.08%, while SK Hynix rose 1.08%. Samsung Electronics' preferred shares increased by 6.32%, SK Square by 5.38%, and Samsung Electro-Mechanics by 2.77%.
Samsung C&T also saw a rise of 5.13%, and KB Financial Group was up 1.49%. In contrast, LG Energy Solution fell by 3.16%, and Hyundai Motor and Samsung Biologics showed declines of 1.64% and 0.36%, respectively.
The KOSDAQ index also experienced an increase. At the same time, the KOSDAQ was up 7.44 points (0.90%) at 834.56 compared to the previous trading day.
In the KOSDAQ market, individual investors made net purchases of 149 billion won, while foreign and institutional investors sold off 90.4 billion won and 38.9 billion won, respectively.
Among the top KOSDAQ stocks, Wonik IPS jumped 5.84%, and semiconductor-related stocks like EoTechnics (4.30%) and Simtek (4.14%) also performed well. Rainbow Robotics (0.92%), Alteogen (0.79%), Roboteers (0.65%), and Juseong Engineering (0.49%) also saw gains.
Conversely, EcoPro BM fell by 1.81%, and EcoPro dropped by 1.60%, indicating a relatively weak performance in the secondary battery sector. Reno Industrial also declined by 0.43%.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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