[Domestic Stock Market Opening] Domestic stock market closed lower... KOSPI index down 0.15%, KOSDAQ index down 0.76%, retail investors net bought

According to Korea Exchange News1, the KOSPI index fell 6.39 points(-0.15%) from the previous trading day, closing at 4,214.17 points; the KOSDAQ index decreased by 7.12 points(-0.76%), closing at 925.47 points.

In the main board market, retail investors net bought 8,448 billion KRW, while foreign investors and institutional investors net sold 4,768 billion KRW and 3,763 billion KRW respectively.

Top stocks by market cap in the KOSPI: Samsung Electronics(+0.33%), SK Hynix(+1.72%), LG Energy Solution(-3.03%), Samsung Biologics(-0.64%), Samsung Electronics Preferred(-0.67%), Hyundai Motor(+1.02%), KB Financial(-0.72%), Kia(+0.58%), Sill Group(-0.17%), Samsung C&T(-0.83%)

In the KOSDAQ market, retail investors net bought 5,392 billion KRW, while foreign investors and institutional investors net sold 3,266 billion KRW and 1,687 billion KRW respectively.

Top stocks by market cap in the KOSDAQ: Alteogen(-1.21%), EcoPro BM(-6.21%), EcoPro(-6.30%), ABL Bio(+0.30%), Rainbow Robotics(-1.05%), HLB(+3.57%), Kolon TissueGene(+1.40%), LigaChem Bio(-0.52%), Peptron(+0.40%), Samchundang Pharmaceutical(0.00%)

In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the KRW against USD appreciated by 6.00 KRW from the previous trading day, closing at 1,447.00 KRW.

International gold prices fell by $45.20, closing at $4,341.10 per troy ounce; domestic gold prices decreased by 991.71 KRW, closing at 201,866.54 KRW per gram.