00:003 numbers before the open, 5,469.47, 80.83 points lower, and a 7-month low.
00:08Foreign investors sold more than 700,000,000,000 today.
00:12That's the signal the market is reacting to.
00:14Here's what the numbers show.
00:15KOSPI closed at 5,469.47, down 1.46%.
00:20It was the lowest close since April 6, when the index settled at 5,450.33.
00:27The index opened at 5,499.05, and the selling picked up into the close.
00:34It's Tuesday, October 27.
00:36Here's what today's story could mean for the Korean market.
00:38Let's look at the numbers behind the move.
00:40KOSPI fell 1.46% to 5,469.47, its lowest close since April.
00:48KOSDAT dropped 3.26% to 727.21, its weakest level since July 31.
00:55Foreign investors' net sold more than 700,000,000,000, while institutions bought 610.6,000,000,000,
01:02and individuals bought 58,000,000,000.
01:04The domestic buying wasn't enough to hold the index up.
01:07Brent crude hit $116.72 a barrel on Thursday, its highest level since late April,
01:14after reports the United States and Israel were weighing renewed strikes on Iran.
01:18Samsung Electronics closed at 213,001, down 1.16%.
01:24SK Hynix finished at 1,275,001, down 0.16%, after trading higher during the session.
01:32Reports of a possible special dividend of about $16,000,000,000, funded by gains from the
01:38Keoxia stake sale, lifted buying interest.
01:41But SK Hynix said nothing has been decided, and the stock turned lower by the close.
01:45So what does this mean for stock investors heading into this week?
01:49The FOMC decision, earnings from Microsoft, Google, and Amazon,
01:53and the Samsung and SK Hynix third quarter results all land within days.
01:58Those are the catalysts to watch.
02:00Earlier, we said the SK Hynix dividend report was unconfirmed.
02:04Here's what that actually means for you.
02:06Until the company announces the details on October 28th,
02:09the number is speculation, not a position signal.
02:12That's today's AI Prism, stock investors.
02:15This episode was produced with AI assistance based on Seoul Economic Daily Reporting.
02:20AI Prism is a Juan IFRA award-winning series.
02:24We'll be back tomorrow.
