Foreigners' Domestic Stocks in Buy Korea for Two Months... Bond Balances Also Hit Record Highs in Relay

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jihwan] Foreign investors continued their net buying streak for two consecutive months by purchasing more than 4 trillion won worth of domestic stocks last month, following November of last year. The outstanding balance of foreign-held bonds has been continuously reaching record highs every month since the beginning of the year.

According to the "December 2021 Foreign Securities Investment Trends" released by the Financial Supervisory Service on the 10th, foreigners net purchased 4.357 trillion won worth of domestic listed stocks last month. They made net investments of 5.555 trillion won in bonds, investing a total of 9.912 trillion won in stocks and bonds. Stocks maintained net buying for two consecutive months, and bonds have maintained a net investment trend throughout the year since the beginning of the year.

Foreigners net purchased 3.695 trillion won in KOSPI and 662 billion won in KOSDAQ. By region, net purchases were made in the Americas (2.4 trillion won), Asia (1.2 trillion won), and the Middle East (300 billion won). On the other hand, Europe net sold 100 billion won. As of last month, foreigners held 785.227 trillion won in listed stocks, maintaining 28.7% of the total market capitalization.

In the case of bonds, they net purchased 10.23 trillion won and redeemed 4.675 trillion won at maturity, resulting in a total net investment of 5.555 trillion won. Net investments in domestic bonds were made from Asia (4 trillion won) and the Americas (1.2 trillion won). The outstanding balance of foreign-held bonds has been continuously reaching record highs every month since January. As of the end of last month, they held 214.015 trillion won.

The total scale of foreign holdings in domestic stocks and bonds amounts to 999.242 trillion won.

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