Since the resumption of short selling earlier this month, the stock with the highest trading value for short selling was Samsung Electronics.



According to the Korea Exchange, over the past 18 trading days, Samsung Electronics' short selling transactions amounted to 611.7 billion won, which was an average of 34 billion won per day, the largest number of stocks in the KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 indexes subject to short selling.



Samsung Electronics' stock price is undergoing correction as investor sentiment toward semiconductor companies has deteriorated overall due to disruptions in the supply of semiconductor chips, etc., and its share price has fallen 1.72% this month.



Next was HMM with 391.1 billion won, LG Chem with 361.4 billion won, and Celltrion with 327.1 billion won.



In terms of short-selling volume, Samsung Heavy Industries ranked first with 19.34 million shares, with an average of 1.07 million shares per day.



Samsung Heavy Industries posted a massive loss in the first quarter and plans to pursue a free reduction and capital increase to improve its financial structure.