[Photo] 'Eun Seong-su Chairman, What About Short Selling?'

Eun Sung-soo, Chairman of the Financial Services Commission, is attending and speaking at the real estate status briefing by related ministries held at the Democratic Party representative office in the National Assembly on the 4th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Eun Sung-soo, Chairman of the Financial Services Commission, is speaking at the real estate status briefing held at the Democratic Party of Korea's representative office in the National Assembly on the 4th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Dong-joo] On the 4th, Eun Sung-soo, Chairman of the Financial Services Commission, spoke at the real estate briefing held at the Democratic Party of Korea's representative office in the National Assembly.

On the first day of the partial resumption of short selling allowed by financial authorities on the 3rd, the total short selling transaction amount was about 1.1 trillion won (KOSPI 814 billion won, KOSDAQ 279 billion won), accounting for 4.9% and 3.1% of each market, respectively.

In the KOSPI market, foreigners accounted for 90.7%, institutions 7.7%, and individuals 1.6%, while in KOSDAQ, foreigners accounted for 78.0%, institutions 20.3%, and individuals 1.8% of short selling participation.

Last month, Eun Sung-soo, Chairman of the Financial Services Commission, said, "If short selling is resumed, foreigners may be attracted."

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