Record High First Half Securities Settlement Amount of 3,773 Trillion Won

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Seon-ae] In the first half of this year, the securities settlement amount through the Korea Securities Depository exceeded 3700 trillion won, marking the largest scale ever recorded.

According to the Korea Securities Depository on the 20th, the total securities settlement amount in the first half of 2021 was 3,772.7 trillion won (an average of 30.67 trillion won per day). The securities settlement amounts for the first and second halves of last year were 3,404.4 trillion won and 3,181.3 trillion won respectively, so the settlement amount in the first half of this year increased by 10.8% compared to the first half of last year and by 18.6% compared to the second half.

Among these, the stock settlement amount was 280.3 trillion won (an average of 2.28 trillion won per day), which increased by 39.5% and 30.0% compared to the first half (200.9 trillion won) and second half (215.6 trillion won) of last year, respectively. The on-market stock market settlement amount was 130.3 trillion won (an average of 1.06 trillion won per day), and the off-market institutional stock settlement amount was 150 trillion won (an average of 1.22 trillion won per day), with the off-market stock market settlement amount being higher.

The bond settlement amount totaled 3,492.4 trillion won (an average of 28.39 trillion won per day), which increased by 9.0% and 17.8% compared to the first half (3,208.5 trillion won) and second half (2,965.7 trillion won) of last year, respectively.

By bond type in institutional bond settlements (excluding CDs, CPs, and short-term bonds), government bonds accounted for the largest share at 811.6 trillion won (48.6%), followed by financial bonds at 417 trillion won (25.0%), and Monetary Stabilization Bonds at 237.4 trillion won (14.2%).

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