The number of large orders South Korean private investors placed in the tech-heavy KOSDAQ between January and August.... has increased by over one-hundred-60 percent compared to the same period last year. <br /> According to Korea Exchange,.... the number of orders increased on higher demand for pharmaceuticals and biotech shares in firms such as Celltrion, Samsung C&T, and Samsung Biologics.<br />The total number of orders for the first eight months increased by 36-point-8 percent on-year,... but the number of large orders,.... classified as orders worth over 89-thousand U.S. dollars, by individual investors increased by one-hundred-61 percent. <br />