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Foreign Investors Net Buy Hyundai Motor and Mobis Amid Heavy Selling in SK Hynix

Electronic Technology · Semiconductors · yonhap_finance · 2026-09-03

On the KOSPI market, foreign investors favored automotive stocks while offloading significant positions in major semiconductor companies on the 3rd.

What Happened

Foreign Net Buying: On the 3rd, foreign investors were net buyers of Hyundai Motor, recording 29.97 billion KRW in net purchases. Other top net-bought stocks included Hyundai Mobis, OCI Holdings, and Samsung Heavy Industries.

Foreign Net Selling: Conversely, foreign investors offloaded SK Hynix shares worth 378.17 billion KRW, marking it as the top net-sold stock. Samsung Electro-Mechanics and Samsung Electronics preferred shares also saw significant selling pressure.

Market Sentiment: The trading activity suggests a rotation out of semiconductor giants into automotive and industrial sectors. This shift reflects ongoing portfolio rebalancing by foreign institutional investors.

Data Context: The data is based on KRX and Yonhap Infomax records as of 3:30 PM. Investors are advised that these figures represent specific daily trading patterns and may fluctuate.

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