Seoul: The KOSPI 200 Index witnessed a mixed trading session as several major stocks experienced significant declines. Among the most affected were Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. and LG Energy Solution, which saw their shares drop by 25,000 and 38,500 points, respectively. SKC also faced a downturn, closing at 106,600 with a decline of 3,800 points.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the energy and chemical sectors were notably volatile. OCI and YoulchonChem experienced downturns of 800 and 570 points, respectively. Similarly, Korea Zinc and Kumho Petrochem saw their stocks decrease by 45,000 and 6,700 points. Despite these declines, some stocks in the energy sector like S-Oil managed to climb, increasing by 2,700 points.

The technology sector also saw fluctuations. LG Innotek rose by 66,000 points, whereas Samsung Heavy Industries and Hanwha Aerospace dropped by 1,150 and 25,000 points, respectively. NAVER and Kakao, two major players in the digital space, faced declines, closing at 199,000 and 34,550, respectively.

In the industrial sector, Hyosung Heavy and LS Electric bucked the trend with increases of 164,000 and 14,000 points, respectively. However, KEPCO and KEPCO KPS saw their stocks fall by 1,250 and 1,600 points. Meanwhile, Hanwha Ocean and Hyundai WIA also faced declines, closing at 100,300 and 63,900, respectively.

Financial and automotive sectors showed varied performances as DN Automotive gained 700 points, while Mobis fell by 2,000 points. KIWOOM experienced a rise, increasing by 12,000 points, whereas IBK and Samsung Securities saw downturns of 250 and 1,200 points, respectively.