On the 16th, domestic banking stocks closed mixed, with individual stocks showing divergent trends. While Industrial Bank of Korea, iM Financial Group, and Kakao Bank finished higher, Jeju Bank, JB Financial Group, and KB Financial ended lower.

■ Advancing Stocks

Industrial Bank of Korea closed at 21,550 won, up 300 won (1.41%) from the previous trading day. The opening price was 21,250 won, with an intraday high of 22,150 won and a low of 21,100 won. Trading volume was 1,652,788 shares.

iM Financial Group closed up 1.21% at 18,350 won. The intraday high was 18,670 won and the low was 17,780 won.

Kakao Bank also finished the session up 0.88% at 22,800 won, joining the list of advancing stocks.

BNK Financial Group closed 0.44% higher at 18,300 won, while Woori Financial Group ended up 0.32% at 31,400 won. Hana Financial Group finished up 0.29% at 137,200 won, and Shinhan Financial Group closed up 0.19% at 107,500 won.

Although the gains were modest, a significant number of major financial holding companies finished in positive territory compared to the previous trading day. However, there were notable gaps between intraday highs and closing prices. Hana Financial Group rose as high as 142,500 won during the session but closed at 137,200 won, 5,300 won below its peak. Shinhan Financial Group also climbed to 112,400 won intraday before closing at 107,500 won. Woori Financial Group recorded an intraday high of 32,300 won but closed at 31,400 won.

■ Declining Stocks

On the other hand, Jeju Bank closed at 9,660 won, down 300 won (3.01%) from the previous trading day. This was the largest decline among the banking stocks included in the data. Jeju Bank opened at 10,110 won and rose to 10,790 won intraday before falling back to 9,500 won. The gap between the intraday high and low was 1,290 won, underscoring notable daily volatility. Trading volume was 1,794,593 shares.

JB Financial Group closed down 1.61% at 27,450 won. The stock rose to 28,500 won intraday but fell to a low of 27,000 won.

KB Financial closed at 180,300 won, down 1,300 won (0.72%) from the previous trading day. The opening price was 190,000 won, which also marked the intraday high, before the stock dropped to 175,500 won. The gap between the opening price and the low was 12,500 won.

■ Trading Volume and Market Trends

Woori Financial Group recorded the highest trading volume among the stocks included in the data, at 2,519,605 shares. Jeju Bank, Industrial Bank of Korea, Shinhan Financial Group, and KB Financial also each recorded trading volumes exceeding 1.5 million shares.

On this day, banking stocks closed with differentiated trends across individual stocks rather than a uniform sector-wide rise or decline. Even among advancing stocks, closing prices often fell below intraday peaks, and Jeju Bank and KB Financial exhibited relatively wide intraday price fluctuations, highlighting volatility.

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