Seoul stocks reclaimed the 7,000 level as risk appetite returned; KOSPI intraday rose more than 8% on heavy foreign buying of semiconductor names. As of 14:30 local, foreigners were net buyers of KRW 2.4 tln (about $1.61 bln), more than double Tuesda

2026-07-15

Seoul stocks reclaimed the 7,000 level as risk appetite returned; KOSPI intraday rose more than 8% on heavy foreign buying of semiconductor names. As of 14:30 local, foreigners were net buyers of KRW 2.4 tln (about $1.61 bln), more than double Tuesday’s near-KRW 1 tln net purchase. Institutional investors net bought KRW 180 bln, a slower pace than Tuesday; retail investors were the sole net sellers, offloading nearly KRW 2.5 tln.