Last Month, Foreigners Net Bought 2.5 Trillion KRW of Domestic Stocks...Switched to Buying in One Month

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jihwan] Foreign investors have returned to the domestic stock market after a month. Last month, foreign investors purchased more than 2.5 trillion KRW worth of domestic stocks. The month-end balance of foreign investors' holdings in listed bonds has continuously reached record highs this year.

According to the foreign securities investment trends for November announced by the Financial Supervisory Service on the 13th, foreign investors net purchased 2.538 trillion KRW of domestic listed stocks last month, switching to net buying after one month. They net purchased 1.658 trillion KRW in the KOSPI and 880 billion KRW in the KOSDAQ.

By region, Europe net purchased 2.4 trillion KRW, and the Americas net purchased 1.5 trillion KRW. Conversely, the Middle East net sold 1.2 trillion KRW, and Asia net sold 100 billion KRW. By country, the UK (1.8 trillion KRW) and the United States (1 trillion KRW) net purchased. The United Arab Emirates (900 billion KRW) and Saudi Arabia (200 billion KRW) net sold.

As of the end of November, foreign investors held 734.1 trillion KRW in listed stocks, down 8 trillion KRW from the previous month, accounting for 28.3% of the market capitalization. The United States accounted for 293.3 trillion KRW, or 40.0% of the total foreign holdings, followed by Europe with 227.6 trillion KRW (31.0%), Asia with 104.8 trillion KRW (14.3%), and the Middle East with 24.6 trillion KRW (3.4%).

In the bond market, net investment has been maintained since January this year. Last month, foreign investors net purchased 5.342 trillion KRW in listed bonds. They redeemed 2.549 trillion KRW at maturity, resulting in a total net investment of 2.793 trillion KRW.

The month-end holding balance has continuously reached record highs since January. As of the end of November, foreign investors held a total of 208.3 trillion KRW in bonds, an increase of 3.1 trillion KRW from the previous month, accounting for 9.3% of the listed bond balance.

By region, Asia holds 96.7 trillion KRW, Europe 63.7 trillion KRW, and the Americas 18.8 trillion KRW. By type, they hold government bonds worth 159.6 trillion KRW (76.6%) and special bonds worth 48.6 trillion KRW (23.4%). As of the end of November, bonds with remaining maturities of 1 to less than 5 years amount to 94.8 trillion KRW, those over 5 years amount to 61.6 trillion KRW, and those under 1 year amount to 51.9 trillion KRW.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.