[서울경제TV=최민정기자]On the first trading day of the new year, the KOSPI closed higher due to the buying trend of foreigners and individuals. However, the further rise in vigilant sentiment was limited ahead of the announcement of the FOMC minutes scheduled for the 5th and 7th and the US employment data.
On the 3rd, the KOSPI finished trading at 2,988.77p, up 11.12p (+0.37%) from the previous trading day.
In the KOSPI market, while individuals net bought +523 billion won and foreigners +266.4 billion won, institutions net sold -815.7 billion won.
In the KOSPI market, 475 stocks rose and 388 stocks fell.
By industry, steel and metal (+1.38%), construction (+1.96%), transportation and warehouse (+1.50%), insurance (+0.86%), service (+0.61%), finance (+0.55%), electricity and gas (+0.55%) +0.37%), etc. rose, while the telecommunication industry (-0.67%), securities (-0.58%), medical precision (-1.19%), and non-metallic minerals (-0.23%) fell.
Most of the top stocks in the KOSPI market cap closed higher. Samsung Electronics (+0.38%), Samsung Biologics (+0.89%), Samsung Electronics Woo (+0.28%), Kakao (+1.78%), Hyundai Motor (+0.72%), LG Chem (+0.49%), Kia (+ 0.49%) and so on. On the other hand, SK Hynix (-1.91%), NAVER (-0.66%) and Samsung SDI (-0.76%) fell.
On the same day (3rd), the KOSDAQ index also closed higher. The KOSDAQ closed at 1,037.83p, up 3.85p (+0.37%) from the previous trading day. Foreigners (-2,234) and institutions (-8,157) net sold while individuals (+3,961) net bought.
Among the top stocks by market cap, Celltrion Healthcare (0.00%) closed flat. EcoproBM (-4.15%), Pearl Abyss (-3.11%), L&F (-6.25%), and Chunbo (-4.91%) closed lower, while Kakao Games (+2.20%), Wemade (+3.37%), Celltrion Pharm (+0.08%), HLB (+4.31%), Seegene (+0.82%), etc. showed mixed results.
On the 3rd, presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo of the People’s Party showed an increase in approval ratings, and AhnLab closed at KRW 101,100 (+1.21%), writing a new 52-week high.
Meanwhile, in the Seoul Foreign Exchange Market today, the won-dollar exchange rate closed at 1,191.8 won, up 3.0 won from the previous trading day./choimj@sedailly.com
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