Foreigners, 'Lion' for 2 Consecutive Weeks... Net Buying Mainly in Kosdaq

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Hwajeong] Foreign investors recorded net purchases in the domestic stock market for two consecutive weeks.

According to the Korea Exchange on the 3rd, foreign investors made net purchases of approximately 337 billion KRW in the domestic stock market during the week from the 28th to the 30th of last month. They bought 3.2 billion KRW in the KOSPI market and 333.9 billion KRW in the KOSDAQ market. The buying trend in the KOSPI remained at a minimal level. In the previous week, foreign investors also purchased more than 400 billion KRW in the KOSDAQ but only about 50 billion KRW in the KOSPI.

The stock most purchased by foreign investors last week was Kakao. Foreign investors made net purchases of 155.9 billion KRW in Kakao last week, ranking first in net purchases for two consecutive weeks. Next, they bought NAVER worth 146.1 billion KRW. Other stocks net purchased include Celltrion (92.8 billion KRW), Samsung SDI (74.5 billion KRW), LG Chem (62.1 billion KRW), SK Hynix (53.7 billion KRW), Samsung Biologics (52.0 billion KRW), SK Chemicals (50.1 billion KRW), NCSoft (47.5 billion KRW), and Hyundai Motor (32.2 billion KRW).

The stock most sold by foreign investors last week was Samsung Electronics. Foreign investors made net sales of 465.9 billion KRW in Samsung Electronics last week. They also sold Samsung Electronics Preferred shares worth 189.6 billion KRW. Other stocks with high net sales by foreign investors include Daelim Industrial (120.7 billion KRW), Celltrion Pharm (52.9 billion KRW), LG Electronics Preferred shares (49.3 billion KRW), LG Electronics (28.9 billion KRW), KT&G (27.6 billion KRW), Chong Kun Dang (23.3 billion KRW), Kia Motors (22.1 billion KRW), and EcoPro BM (18.3 billion KRW).

Foreign investors sold a total of 24.7262 trillion KRW in the domestic stock market throughout last year. The stock most purchased last year was LG Chem, with net purchases of 2.3894 trillion KRW. Conversely, the stock most sold was Samsung Electronics Preferred shares, with sales amounting to 4.4992 trillion KRW.

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