Last Month, Foreign Investors Net Sold 322 Billion KRW of Listed Stocks... First 'Sell-Off' in 3 Months

Last month, foreigners net sold 322 billion KRW worth of listed stocks and net invested 2.054 trillion KRW in listed bonds, resulting in a total net investment of 1.732 trillion KRW. In the case of stocks, it turned to net selling after three months, while bonds recorded net investment for four consecutive months.

According to the Financial Supervisory Service on the 9th, foreigners net sold 322 billion KRW worth of listed stocks last month, holding a total of 691.7 trillion KRW as of the end of last month. This accounts for 26.9% of the total market capitalization.

By region, the Americas (700 billion KRW) and Asia (500 billion KRW) were net buyers, while the Middle East (500 billion KRW) and Europe (300 billion KRW) were net sellers. By country, the United States (1.2 trillion KRW) and Norway (300 billion KRW) were net buyers, whereas the Cayman Islands (700 billion KRW) and Saudi Arabia (700 billion KRW) were net sellers.

The holding scale was as follows: the United States 283.7 trillion KRW (41.0% of total), Europe 215 trillion KRW (31.1%), Asia 92.8 trillion KRW (13.4%), and the Middle East 22 trillion KRW (3.2%).

In the bond market last month, foreigners net purchased 16.421 trillion KRW and received 14.367 trillion KRW in maturity repayments, resulting in a total net investment of 2.054 trillion KRW.

By region, Asia (1.6 trillion KRW) and Europe (1.3 trillion KRW) were net investors, while the Middle East (300 billion KRW) was a net withdrawal. The holding scale was identified as Asia 109.3 trillion KRW (45.0%) and Europe 73.06 trillion KRW (30.3%).

Government bonds saw a net investment of 5 trillion KRW, while Monetary Stabilization Bonds had a net withdrawal of 2.3 trillion KRW. As of the end of last month, holdings included 212.5 trillion KRW (87.5%) in government bonds and 29.4 trillion KRW (12.1%) in special bonds. Bonds with remaining maturities of 1 to less than 5 years and over 5 years had net investments of 7 trillion KRW and 4.7 trillion KRW respectively, while bonds with less than 1 year maturity saw a net withdrawal of 9.7 trillion KRW.

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