Average Daily Payment Amount: Stocks 1.85 Trillion KRW, Bonds 28.5 Trillion KRW

Q1 Securities Settlement Amount Daily Average 30.4 Trillion Won... 0.7% Increase Compared to Previous Quarter View original image

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] Korea Securities Depository announced on the 22nd that the average daily securities settlement amount in the first quarter was 30.4 trillion KRW, an increase of 0.7% compared to the previous quarter (30.2 trillion KRW).


The settlement amount for on-exchange and off-exchange stock transactions was 1.85 trillion KRW, up 4.6% from the previous quarter (1.77 trillion KRW). The average daily trading amount in the on-exchange stock market was 840 billion KRW, a 4.1% increase compared to the previous quarter. Although the trading amount decreased by 11.8% to 22.7 trillion KRW from the previous quarter (25.7 trillion KRW), the settlement amount showed an increasing trend due to a 0.6 percentage point decrease in the deduction rate.


The settlement amount for on-exchange and off-exchange bond transactions was 28.5 trillion KRW, a 0.4% increase compared to the previous quarter (28.4 trillion KRW). The average daily settlement amount in the on-exchange bond market was 2.41 trillion KRW, a 19.6% increase from the previous quarter. The trading amount increased by 8.5% to 6.57 trillion KRW compared to the previous quarter, and the settlement amount showed an increasing trend as the deduction rate fell by 3.2 percentage points.


The average daily settlement amount for institutional investors in stocks in the first quarter was 1.01 trillion KRW, a 5.1% increase compared to the previous quarter. Although the trading amount decreased by 2.6% to 11.7 trillion KRW compared to the previous quarter, the settlement amount showed an increasing trend due to a 0.7 percentage point decrease in the deduction rate.



The average daily settlement amount for institutional investors in bonds was 26.1 trillion KRW, a 1.1% decrease compared to the previous quarter. The trading amount decreased by 0.8% to 35.5 trillion KRW compared to the previous quarter (35.8 trillion KRW), and the deduction rate remained similar to the previous quarter, resulting in a decreasing trend in the settlement amount. Looking at detailed categories, the average daily bond settlement amount was 10.8 trillion KRW, a 0.5% decrease compared to the previous quarter (10.9 trillion KRW). The average daily settlement amount for CDs and CPs was 9.28 trillion KRW, down 5.7% during the same period, while short-term bonds increased by 6.1% to 6.02 trillion KRW during the same period.


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