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KOSPI exceeded the 3,000 mark during the intraday yesterday (6th), followed by the first 3,000 mark based on the closing price today.

Individual investors, who became the driving force, invested the largest amount ever in stocks in the third quarter of last year, and at the same time, the size of their debts also recorded a record high, raising concerns about the so-called'debt investment'.



Reporter Jeong Da-eun reports.



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Today, the Kospi, which passed 3,000 during the week and came down 3,000 due to lack of backsight, was different today.



The Kospi, which once soared to the 3,50 mark during the week, ended at 3,031.68.



As a result, it exceeded the 3,000 mark for the first time based on the closing price.



Individual investors, who bought nearly 3.5 trillion won for three consecutive days this year, sold more than 1 trillion won today, and institutions and foreigners started to buy instead.



It is an analysis that reflects the expectation of improvement in the performance of domestic companies following the recovery trend in exports such as semiconductors and rechargeable batteries.



[Lee Seung-Hoon/Meritz Securities Research Fellow: Expectations related to the performance of Korean companies were projected the most.

Expectations that profit growth close to an all-time high is possible is being projected into the stock market in earnest.]



However, concerns about so-called'debt investments' remain.



In the third quarter of last year, household stock investment reached a record high of about 23 trillion won, and the amount of money borrowed from financial institutions by households also reached a record high of 52,600 billion won.



The Bank of Korea analyzed that a significant amount of the debts that households have drawn so far have gone to the stock market.



Long-term savings deposits continue to decline and short-term management also shows that some deposits are flowing into the stock market.



The bitcoin price, which had risen steeply since the end of last year, has also exceeded 40 million won.



Kim Yong-beom, the first vice minister of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, said that in order for the financial market to sustain a stable rise, the recovery of the real economy must be supported.



(Video coverage: Senior Citizen, video editing: Lee Hongmyeong)