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Foreign Investors Focus on Semiconductor Stocks in KOSDAQ Trading

Electronic Technology · Semiconductors · yonhap_finance · 2026-09-02

Foreign investors heavily accumulated semiconductor equipment stocks like Jusung Engineering and Wonik IPS during the October 2nd KOSDAQ session.

What Happened

Foreign Buying: On October 2nd, foreign investors in the KOSDAQ market showed a strong preference for semiconductor equipment manufacturers. Jusung Engineering led the buying list with approximately 29.4 billion won in net purchases, followed by Wonik IPS.

Top Buys: Other notable stocks attracting foreign capital included TES, Silicon2, and PSK. The concentrated buying suggests growing optimism regarding the recovery of the semiconductor industry cycle.

Foreign Selling: Conversely, Alteogen faced significant selling pressure, with foreign investors offloading approximately 94.4 billion won worth of shares. EcoPro and Voronoi were also among the top stocks sold by foreign investors during the session.

Market Dynamics: The KOSDAQ market exhibited a clear divergence in foreign capital flows, with a strong rotation into semiconductor-related equities. Meanwhile, sectors such as biotechnology and secondary batteries experienced profit-taking, leading to net outflows in those areas.

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