First Half Stock Settlement Amount 185.5 Trillion Won, Up 8% Compared to Second Half of Last Year

Securities Settlement Amount 316.83 Billion Won... 5.5% Decrease Compared to Previous Half-Year Period

This year’s first half stock settlement amount reached 185.5 trillion KRW, showing an 8.0% increase compared to the second half of last year.

On the 20th, the Korea Securities Depository (KSD) announced that the securities settlement amount through the depository in the first half of this year was 316.83 trillion KRW, a 5.5% decrease from the previous half-year period.

The stock settlement amount was 185.5 trillion KRW, up 8.0% from the previous half, while the bond settlement amount was 2,982.8 trillion KRW, down 6.2%.

The first half on-market stock market settlement amount was 81.6 trillion KRW, increasing 6.4% compared to the previous half. The trading amount was 2,752.8 trillion KRW, up 32.3%. On-market stock market settlement refers to the settlement of stocks and funds between securities companies in the on-market (KOSPI, KOSDAQ, KONEX) established by the Korea Exchange (KRX).

The on-market bond market settlement amount was 314.9 trillion KRW, up 42.0% from the previous half. The trading amount increased 37.1% to 888.1 trillion KRW. On-market bond market settlement refers to the settlement of bonds and funds between securities companies and banks in the on-market (government bonds, general bonds, REPO) established by the exchange.

The stock institutional investor settlement amount, which refers to the settlement of stocks and funds between securities companies and institutional investors who cannot directly participate in the on-market established by the exchange (general institutional investors, collective investment managers, foreign investors, etc.) through entrusted on-market trading, was 103.9 trillion KRW, up 9.4% from the previous half. The trading amount increased 22.2% to 1,320.6 trillion KRW.

The bond institutional investor settlement amount, which refers to the settlement of bonds and funds between institutions for bond trading outside the bond market established by the exchange, was 2,667.9 trillion KRW, down 9.9% from the previous half. The trading amount decreased 8.5% to 3,770.7 trillion KRW. By detailed item, bond settlement amount was 1,365.1 trillion KRW, up 17.9%, but negotiable certificates of deposit (CD) and commercial paper (CP) settlement amount decreased 34.7% to 816.5 trillion KRW, and short-term bonds settlement amount decreased 11.9% to 486.2 trillion KRW. By bond type, government bonds accounted for the largest share at 619.1 trillion KRW (45.4%), followed by financial bonds at 379.6 trillion KRW (27.8%) and monetary stabilization bonds at 177.4 trillion KRW (13.0%).

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