Investor flows — Apr 8, 2026
Foreign investors net bought ₩2,685.2bn of Korean stocks, while retail investors net sold ₩7,571.8bn and institutions net bought ₩4,189.9bn.
Net trading value by investor type across Korean common stocks (KOSPI + KOSDAQ, KRX + NXT venues combined) on this trading day.
Foreign investors
+₩2,685.2bn
+$1.9B
Institutions
+₩4,189.9bn
+$3.0B
Retail investors
₩-7,571.8bn
$-5.4B
Breakdown by market
| Segment | Foreign | (USD) | Institutions | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOSPI stocks | +₩2,418.5bn | +$1.7B | +₩3,771.2bn | ₩-6,926.0bn |
| KOSDAQ stocks | +₩266.6bn | +$189M | +₩418.6bn | ₩-645.8bn |
| ETFs (both markets) | +₩180.3bn | +$128M | +₩973.1bn | ₩-1,162.5bn |
Stock tiles above cover KOSPI + KOSDAQ common shares; the ETF row is separate and not included in those totals. See ETF flow rankings for fund-level detail.
Top foreign net buys
| # | Company | Ticker | Close | 1D % | Foreign net | (USD) | Institutions | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK Hynix | 000660 | ₩1,033,000 | +12.90% | +₩1,350.3bn | +$958M | +₩1,087.5bn | ₩-2,317.2bn |
| 2 | Samsung Electronics | 005930 | ₩210,500 | +7.23% | +₩680.7bn | +$483M | +₩1,092.4bn | ₩-2,146.8bn |
| 3 | Daewoo Engineering&Construction | 047040 | ₩22,550 | +30.27% | +₩199.3bn | +$141M | +₩43.5bn | ₩-257.6bn |
| 4 | Doosan Enerbility | 034020 | ₩101,200 | +6.64% | +₩147.5bn | +$105M | +₩66.5bn | ₩-209.7bn |
| 5 | Doosan | 000150 | ₩1,204,000 | +14.56% | +₩92.3bn | +$65M | +₩6.1bn | ₩-94.4bn |
| 6 | Hyosung Heavy Industries | 298040 | ₩2,930,000 | +12.35% | +₩84.3bn | +$60M | +₩32.5bn | ₩-114.4bn |
| 7 | Samsung Electro Mechanics | 009150 | ₩514,000 | +12.47% | +₩73.7bn | +$52M | +₩74.1bn | ₩-147.9bn |
| 8 | Mirae Asset Securities | 006800 | ₩67,700 | +10.26% | +₩62.1bn | +$44M | +₩41.6bn | ₩-100.4bn |
| 9 | SK Telecom | 017670 | ₩89,000 | +9.34% | +₩61.3bn | +$43M | +₩26.6bn | ₩-84.4bn |
| 10 | Taihan Cable & Solution | 001440 | ₩31,400 | +11.55% | +₩53.7bn | +$38M | +₩8.6bn | ₩-60.9bn |
| 11 | HD Hyundai Electric | 267260 | ₩980,000 | +9.99% | +₩50.4bn | +$36M | +₩32.0bn | ₩-80.9bn |
| 12 | Sam Chun Dang Pharm | 000250 | ₩485,000 | -6.55% | +₩49.8bn | +$35M | ₩-9.8bn | ₩-40.7bn |
| 13 | Samsung SDI | 006400 | ₩471,500 | +3.63% | +₩46.9bn | +$33M | +₩29.8bn | ₩-73.2bn |
| 14 | Hanwha Solutions | 009830 | ₩38,013 | +8.48% | +₩46.7bn | +$33M | +₩26.2bn | ₩-76.6bn |
| 15 | LG Electronics | 066570 | ₩116,700 | +8.96% | +₩45.0bn | +$32M | +₩6.2bn | ₩-51.2bn |
| 16 | POSCO Holdings | 005490 | ₩362,500 | +4.92% | +₩42.5bn | +$30M | +₩45.7bn | ₩-86.6bn |
| 17 | Hyundai Motor | 005380 | ₩508,000 | +7.51% | +₩41.3bn | +$29M | +₩113.3bn | ₩-168.7bn |
| 18 | LIG Defense&Aerospace | 079550 | ₩833,000 | +0.73% | +₩40.3bn | +$29M | +₩21.4bn | ₩-59.3bn |
| 19 | Isupetasys | 007660 | ₩120,100 | +13.30% | +₩32.0bn | +$23M | +₩37.3bn | ₩-68.1bn |
| 20 | KEPCO Engineering & Construction | 052690 | ₩172,800 | +9.37% | +₩29.5bn | +$21M | +₩7.3bn | ₩-36.7bn |
Top foreign net sells
| # | Company | Ticker | Close | 1D % | Foreign net | (USD) | Institutions | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea Z | 010130 | ₩1,585,000 | +7.24% | ₩-505.0bn | $-358M | +₩19.8bn | ₩-29.2bn |
| 2 | Samsung E&A | 028050 | ₩50,500 | +5.65% | ₩-94.0bn | $-67M | +₩10.5bn | +₩84.4bn |
| 3 | HD Hyundai Heavy Industries | 329180 | ₩484,500 | +3.19% | ₩-50.2bn | $-36M | +₩9.9bn | +₩39.6bn |
| 4 | Samsung C&T | 028260 | ₩309,000 | +12.77% | ₩-49.1bn | $-35M | +₩49.6bn | ₩-5.9bn |
| 5 | HANMI Semiconductor | 042700 | ₩280,500 | +10.65% | ₩-46.9bn | $-33M | +₩83.2bn | ₩-38.8bn |
| 6 | LG Energy Solution | 373220 | ₩406,000 | -0.73% | ₩-45.3bn | $-32M | ₩-41.8bn | +₩96.9bn |
| 7 | Kia | 000270 | ₩159,200 | +5.57% | ₩-40.3bn | $-29M | +₩36.3bn | +₩4.1bn |
| 8 | Hybe | 352820 | ₩260,500 | +1.96% | ₩-35.0bn | $-25M | +₩5.7bn | +₩28.8bn |
| 9 | ISC | 095340 | ₩257,000 | +7.53% | ₩-32.1bn | $-23M | +₩2.1bn | +₩30.4bn |
| 10 | HD Construction Equipment | 267270 | ₩160,900 | +8.86% | ₩-28.5bn | $-20M | +₩24.7bn | +₩3.2bn |
| 11 | Wonik Ips | 240810 | ₩121,400 | +6.49% | ₩-26.6bn | $-19M | +₩11.7bn | +₩15.2bn |
| 12 | LEENO Industrial | 058470 | ₩116,800 | +6.47% | ₩-26.6bn | $-19M | +₩27.7bn | ₩-1.3bn |
| 13 | Hanwha Aerospace | 012450 | ₩1,484,000 | -3.26% | ₩-26.6bn | $-19M | +₩27.2bn | +₩2.4bn |
| 14 | Samsung Biologics | 207940 | ₩1,598,000 | +1.20% | ₩-26.0bn | $-18M | +₩15.0bn | +₩10.1bn |
| 15 | Hana Financial Group | 086790 | ₩117,100 | +5.31% | ₩-25.2bn | $-18M | +₩40.0bn | ₩-14.3bn |
| 16 | HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering | 009540 | ₩389,500 | +3.59% | ₩-24.6bn | $-17M | +₩21.5bn | +₩3.5bn |
| 17 | SK Square | 402340 | ₩578,000 | +15.95% | ₩-24.3bn | $-17M | +₩118.7bn | ₩-88.6bn |
| 18 | DL E&c | 375500 | ₩95,200 | +25.93% | ₩-23.7bn | $-17M | +₩22.9bn | +₩2.2bn |
| 19 | L&F | 066970 | ₩184,100 | -0.49% | ₩-21.7bn | $-15M | ₩-20.6bn | +₩39.9bn |
| 20 | Naver | 035420 | ₩201,500 | +2.86% | ₩-19.1bn | $-14M | +₩10.0bn | +₩4.3bn |
USD figures converted at the current rate for reference. Market totals sum common stocks only and can differ slightly from headline exchange figures.