[사진 출처 = 연합뉴스]The market capitalization of the KOSPI and KOSDAQ markets has shrunk by nearly 175 trillion won this year.
According to the Korea Exchange on the 29th, the combined market cap of the KOSPI and the KOSDAQ totaled about 2475.1 trillion won, a decrease of 174.5 trillion won (6.59%) from the end of last year.
By market, the market cap of the KOSPI was 2094.8 trillion won, a decrease of 108.5 trillion won (4.92%) from the end of last year. LG Energy Solutions, the largest fish, was listed on the 27th, but as the stock market showed weakness overall, the market cap evaporated by more than 100 trillion won. The market cap of the KOSDAQ was 380.2 trillion won, down 66 trillion won (14.8%) from the end of last year.
As the US Federal Reserve (Fed) is expected to adopt aggressive austerity measures and the geopolitical crisis surrounding Ukraine has struck, foreign investors have been selling strongly. This year, foreigners net sold 3,559.9 billion won worth of stocks. Institutional investors cleared up 3.44 trillion won worth of money. Only individual investors net bought 7.203.6 trillion won.
Large-cap stocks also performed poorly. On the 28th, Samsung Electronics completed a one-month transaction at 73,300 won. During this period, it fell 6.39%. Shares of large companies such as Kakao (-24.44%), Samsung Biologics (-18.16%), Naver (-18.10%), Samsung SDI (-10.84%), Hyundai Motor (-9.33%), and SK Hynix (-8.02%) They also collapsed one after another.
Financial authorities are analyzing that the domestic financial market’s decline is excessive, although there are external variables such as a shift in the US monetary policy stance, Ukraine risk, and the spread of Omicron mutation. Even during the Lunar New Year holiday, the company plans to observe overseas markets and respond in a timely manner to alleviate volatility.
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