According to MP Doctor on the 27th, the KOSPI opened at 5,658.65, up 189.18 points (3.46%) from the previous trading day, and as of 1:35 p.m., it is trading at 5,658.90, up 189.43 points (3.46%). The KOSPI, which had fallen below the 5,500 mark the previous day (the 26th), is showing signs of a rebound.
So far today, retail investors are the only group showing net selling on the KOSPI market, totaling 986.4 billion won, while foreign and institutional investors are net buyers of 370.9 billion won and 562.5 billion won, respectively. By trading type, combined arbitrage and non-arbitrage trades show a net buying position of 414.9 billion won.
News that U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic is moving forward with an initial public offering (IPO) has revived investor sentiment toward AI, leading to a rebound not only in the New York Stock Exchange overnight but also in the KOSPI. Earlier, U.S.-based Anthropic, the developer of the generative AI chatbot “Claude,” filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), marking the start of the formal IPO process. The proposed ticker symbol is “ANT,” and Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are leading the listing process as lead underwriters. The specific number of shares to be offered and the proposed price range will be determined at a later date.
In particular, buying interest is flowing into major domestic semiconductor stocks. As of this writing, SamsungElectronics(005930)is trading at 222,250 won, up 9,250 won (4.34%) from the previous trading day, while SK hynix(000660)is trading at 1,354,000 won, up 79,000 won (6.20%).
As the KOSPI rose more than 4% during the session to reach 5,737.61, the buy-side circuit breaker was triggered around 10:13 a.m. today due to volatility in the KOSPI 200 futures index. According to the Korea Exchange, this marks the 53rd time the mechanism has been triggered this year, and it was triggered again for the first time in four trading days since the 21st. At the time of activation, the KOSPI 200 futures index stood at 893.02, up 43.00 points (5.05%) from the previous day’s closing price.
The KOSPI buy-side sidecar is triggered when the KOSPI 200 futures price rises by 5% or more from the reference price and remains at that level for one minute. It remains in effect for five minutes from the time of activation and is automatically deactivated after five minutes.
Meanwhile, the KOSDAQ Index opened at 743.09, up 15.88 points (2.18%) from the previous trading day, and is currently trading at 744.52, up 17.31 points (2.38%) at the same time.
So far today, retail investors alone have been net sellers of 137 billion won in the KOSDAQ market, while foreign and institutional investors have been net buyers of 1.5 billion won and 138.8 billion won, respectively. By trading type, combined arbitrage and non-arbitrage trades show a net selling position of 14.2 billion won.
