Foreigners Net Purchase of Listed Stocks Worth 641 Billion KRW Last Month... Bond Investments Net Positive for 5 Consecutive Months

Last month, foreigners purchased more than 640 billion KRW worth of listed stocks, switching to net buying within a month. Bonds saw net investment for five consecutive months.

Financial Supervisory Service, Yeouido, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

According to the foreign securities investment trends announced by the Financial Supervisory Service on the 10th, foreigners net purchased 641 billion KRW worth of listed stocks last month. As of the end of last month, they held 701.7 trillion KRW, which accounts for 26.4% of the total market capitalization.

By region, Europe (2.8 trillion KRW) and Asia (400 billion KRW) recorded net purchases, while the Americas (2.1 trillion KRW) and the Middle East (200 billion KRW) recorded net sales. By country, the UK (1.7 trillion KRW) and Singapore (900 billion KRW) were the top buyers, while the US (1.8 trillion KRW) and Luxembourg (400 billion KRW) sold off.

The US held 286.3 trillion KRW, accounting for 40.8% of the total foreign holdings. This was followed by Europe with 220.5 trillion KRW (31.4%), Asia with 94.9 trillion KRW (13.5%), and the Middle East with 21.9 trillion KRW (3.1%).

Additionally, foreigners net purchased 7.013 trillion KRW worth of listed bonds last month and received 6.407 trillion KRW in matured repayments, resulting in a total net investment of approximately 606 billion KRW.

Regions such as Asia (2.1 trillion KRW) and the Americas (600 billion KRW) made net investments, while the Middle East (100 billion KRW) saw net withdrawals.

By type, government bonds (2.3 trillion KRW) recorded net investment, whereas monetary stabilization bonds (700 billion KRW) saw net withdrawals. As of the end of July, holdings included 214.8 trillion KRW (88.2%) in government bonds and 28.1 trillion KRW (11.5%) in special bonds.

By remaining maturity, net investments were made in bonds with 1 to less than 5 years (2.9 trillion KRW) and over 5 years (3.7 trillion KRW), while net withdrawals occurred in bonds with less than 1 year (6 trillion KRW). As of the end of last month, bonds with less than 1 year remaining maturity accounted for 52.7 trillion KRW (21.6%), 1 to less than 5 years for 98.1 trillion KRW (40.3%), and over 5 years for 92.8 trillion KRW (38.1%).

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