"Return of US Funds" 3.5 Trillion Stock Shopping by Foreigners, Also Bought Bonds Last Month

Foreigners' Net Investment of 16 Billion Won in October Listed Bonds
Net Investment Recorded After 3 Months
Domestic Stocks Also Turned to Buying After One Month

[Asia Economy Reporter Ji Yeon-jin] Foreign investors who purchased more than 3.5 trillion won worth of domestic stocks last month have also turned to net investment in bonds.

On the 15th, the Financial Supervisory Service announced that foreigners net purchased 3.579 trillion won in listed stocks and net invested 16 billion won in listed bonds last month, totaling a net investment of 3.595 trillion won. As a result, stocks turned to net buying in one month, and bonds reversed to net investment after three months.

Foreigners net purchased 4.187 trillion won worth of listed bonds and redeemed 4.171 trillion won at maturity, resulting in a total net investment of 16 billion won last month. As of the end of last month, foreigners held bonds worth 231.4 trillion won, accounting for 9.8% of the listed balance. They made a net investment of about 1.6 trillion won in the Asia region and also purchased about 1.1 trillion won in the Americas. On the other hand, Europe and the Middle East each net withdrew about 1.4 trillion won. The holding scale was largest in Asia at 105.6 trillion won (45.6%), followed by Europe at 69.9 trillion won (30.2%).

Government bonds saw a net investment of about 1.9 trillion won, while Monetary Stabilization Bonds were net withdrawn by about 2.6 trillion won. As of the end of last month, foreigners held government bonds worth 191.2 trillion won and special bonds worth about 38.7 trillion won.

Foreigners net withdrew about 4.3 trillion won in bonds with less than one year maturity, while bonds with maturities between 1 and 5 years and over 5 years were net invested by 2.5 trillion won and 1.8 trillion won, respectively.

Foreigners net purchased 3.668 trillion won in the KOSPI market and net sold 89 billion won in the KOSDAQ market. As of the end of last month, foreigners held domestic stocks worth 595.2 trillion won, an increase of 44.9 trillion won compared to the previous month. They held 26.8% of the market capitalization. The United States net purchased about 1.9 trillion won, and Asia and the Middle East each purchased about 700 billion won. By country, the United States net purchased about 1.1 trillion won, and Canada about 700 billion won.

As of the end of last month, the United States held domestic stocks worth about 244.7 trillion won, followed by Europe (177.3 trillion won), Asia (83.1 trillion won), and the Middle East (20.8 trillion won).

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