Capital Market-Related Funds in the First Half Reach 2,919.4 Trillion Won... Up 9.6% Compared to the Same Period Last Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] The capital market-related payments processed through the Korea Securities Depository in the first half of this year amounted to 2,919.4 trillion KRW. This represents a 9.6% increase compared to 2,663.7 trillion KRW in the same period last year.

According to the Depository on the 28th, the average daily processing amount was 241 trillion KRW, which is 1.1 times higher than the average daily processing amount of 217 trillion KRW in the first half of last year. The number of business days in the first half was 121 days this year and 123 days last year.

Among the trading settlement payments totaling 2,707.2 trillion KRW, over-the-counter Repo settlement payments accounted for the largest share at 2,358.2 trillion KRW (87.1%). This increased by 12.9% compared to the same period last year. Bond institution settlement payments rose by 2% to 2,909 trillion KRW. On the other hand, on-exchange bond settlement payments (301 trillion KRW), stock institution settlement payments (197 trillion KRW), and on-exchange stock settlement payments (93 trillion KRW) decreased by 13%, 24.6%, and 28.5%, respectively, during the same period.

Registered securities principal and interest amounted to 1,187 trillion KRW, reflecting a 0.4% decrease over the same period. This result reflects the impact of a decline in short-term bond principal and interest, which accounts for the largest share (52.5%).

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