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KOSPI Institutional Net Buying and Selling Trends for Nov 1

Electronic Technology · Electronic Components · yonhap_finance · 2026-09-01

On November 1, institutional investors in the KOSPI market favored Samsung SDI and SK Innovation, while heavily selling SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics.

What Happened

Institutional Net Buying: On November 1, institutional investors in the KOSPI market were net buyers of Samsung SDI, totaling 44.5 billion KRW. SK Innovation and Shinhan Financial Group also saw significant institutional inflows during the session.

Institutional Net Selling: Institutions were heavy sellers of SK Hynix, with net sales reaching 239.3 billion KRW. Samsung Electronics and Samsung Electro-Mechanics also faced strong selling pressure, highlighting a broad institutional retreat from large-cap semiconductor stocks.

Market Dynamics: The heavy institutional selling of major semiconductor firms weighed on the overall KOSPI index. Meanwhile, the shift toward battery and financial stocks suggests a defensive rotation in institutional portfolios.

Data Source: This report is based on data provided by the Korea Exchange (KRX) and Yonhap Infomax. All figures are current as of the market close at 3:30 PM.

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