20260902 Domestic Economic Issues

🗂Foreign Investors & Institutions Log Combined Net Selling of Over 4 Trillion Won vs. Retail Investors Buy Dips Worth 2.3 Trillion Won In the KOSPI market, foreign investors (1.9 trillion won) and institutions (2.0 trillion won) unleashed a wave of selling, while individual investors executed large-scale bargain hunting, buying up 2.3 trillion won worth of stocks and partially defending the index from further declines. 🗂KOSDAQ Index Drops 2.10% (803.98), Barely Holding the 800-Point Mark The KOSDAQ index also closed down 2.10% at 803.98 due to concerns over prolonged high interest rates and contagion from the stock market sell-off. However, the decline was relatively smaller compared to the KOSPI, which was heavily impacted by major semiconductor stocks. 🗂Won/Dollar Exchange Rate Closes Slightly Lower at 1,362.7 Won Amid Export Firms' Dollar Selling Despite the stock market crash, the Won/Dollar exchange rate closed at 1,362.7 won in the Seoul foreign exchange market, a slight decrease from the previous day. This was due to dollar selling (negotiation) from export firms, carried over from the end of the month, capping the upside.