KOSPI Falls Ahead of 'Trump's inauguration'...KOSDAQ rises

2025.01.20. PM 5:39
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The KOSPI closed lower on alert ahead of the launch of the second Trump administration.

Individuals bought a net 270 billion won and institutions bought a net 60 billion won, but foreigners sold a net 400 billion won to end the market at 2,520.05, down 0.14%.

Although Samsung Electronics fell 0.6% and SK Hynix fell 1.2%, secondary battery stocks showed strength for the first time in a long time, with LG Energy Solution rising 5.7%.

Foreigners sold a net 100 billion won and institutions sold a net 10 billion won, but individuals bought a net 100 billion won, rising 0.41% to 727.66.

In Seoul, the won-dollar exchange rate fell 6.6 won to 1,451.7 won as of 3:30 p.m.

Ahead of Trump's inauguration, there was a wait-and-see attitude in the market, and the won-dollar exchange rate once fell to 1,440 won.



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