KOSPI Surpasses 8,200 Mark for First Time Ever at Market Close

South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index surpassed the 8,200 mark for the first time ever on the 27th. The KOSPI closed at 8,228.70, up 181.19 points (2.25%) from the previous trading day. During trading hours, it reached an all-time high of 8,450, but it gave back some of its gains towards the afternoon as foreign investors increased their selling volume.

On this day, institutional investors net-purchased approximately 420 billion won worth of stocks in the KOSPI market, while retail investors bought about 30 billion won net. Conversely, foreign investors switched to net selling in the afternoon, offloading over 110 billion won in stocks.

Demand was concentrated in the semiconductor sector, influenced by leveraged single-stock ETFs for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Among industries, Electric/Electronics (4.28%) and Manufacturing (2.82%) showed strong performance. Samsung Electronics closed at 307,000 won, and SK Hynix closed at 2,243,000 won. In the KOSPI market, out of 920 listed stocks, only 77 advanced, while 826 declined. 17 stocks closed unchanged.

The KOSDAQ index closed at 1,133.13, down 39.39 points (3.36%) from the previous trading day. In the KOSDAQ market, institutional and foreign investors recorded net sales of approximately 530 billion won and 150 billion won, respectively, while retail investors were net buyers of about 710 billion won.

In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won-dollar exchange rate closed the weekly trading at 1,501.2 won per dollar, down 3.1 won from the previous trading day.