Average Daily Trading Value Exceeded 30 Trillion in the First Half of the Year

'Ant Frenzy' Continues This Year
63 Trillion Won Net Buying in the First Half

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Hwajeong] This year, with the KOSPI surpassing the 3,300 mark and the KOSDAQ reaching the "Thousand-Sdak" level, the average daily trading value in the first half of the year exceeded 30 trillion won for the first time ever. This is interpreted as the continued strong investment enthusiasm of individual investors following last year leading to an increase in trading value.

According to the Korea Exchange on the 1st, the average daily trading value in the first half of this year recorded 30.1369 trillion won, a significant increase from the 18 trillion won range in the first half of last year. It also greatly exceeded last year's annual total of 23.0209 trillion won.

Looking at it monthly, the trading value in January surged significantly, driving the overall increase in trading value. The average daily trading value in January this year reached a record high of 42.1073 trillion won. It then decreased to 32 trillion won in February, 26 trillion won in March, 28 trillion won in April, 25 trillion won in May, and 27 trillion won in June, showing a trend of downward stabilization.

The KOSPI recorded 26 trillion won in January, then dropped to 19 trillion won in February, stayed in the 15 trillion won range from March to May, and recorded 16 trillion won last month. The KOSDAQ was at 15.6186 trillion won in January, similar to December of last year, then recorded 13.2738 trillion won in February, 11.0457 trillion won in March, 12.4533 trillion won in April, but fell below 10 trillion won to 9.4097 trillion won in May. Last month, it recovered to 10.4497 trillion won, returning to the 10 trillion won range.

The trading value appears to have increased as the investment enthusiasm of individual investors, which has continued since last year, has not cooled down. Individuals net purchased 63.2594 trillion won in the domestic stock market in the first half of this year. They bought 55.0978 trillion won in the KOSPI and 8.0783 trillion won in the KOSDAQ. According to the Korea Capital Market Institute, the average monthly trading value of individual investors over one year from March last year to February this year was 404 trillion won, which is 3.1 times higher than the 130 trillion won average from 2017 to 2019.

With the KOSPI rising daily last month to reach the 3,300 level and the KOSDAQ also hitting an intraday high of 1,032.88, setting a new record high, the strong trend continues, and the trading value is expected to move around the current level without significant fluctuations for the time being.

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