Capital Market-Related Payments in the First Half Reach 3,670.5 Trillion Won... Up 11.9% YoY

Capital market-related payments in the first half of this year increased by 11.9% compared to the same period last year.

According to the Korea Securities Depository on the 30th, capital market-related payments in the first half of this year amounted to 36,705 trillion won, an 11.9% increase compared to 32,813 trillion won in the same period last year. Capital market-related payments refer to the payments processed in connection with the Korea Securities Depository's operations in the capital market.

The average daily processed payment was 303 trillion won, approximately 1.1 times higher than 267 trillion won in the same period last year.

Looking at the details, the settlement payments for trading of stocks and bonds were recorded at 34,569 trillion won. Among these, over-the-counter repurchase agreement (Repo) settlement payments accounted for the largest portion at 31,681 trillion won, representing 91.6%.

By type of trading settlement payment, bond institution settlement payments decreased by 13.0% compared to the same period last year. On the other hand, on-exchange stock settlement payments (31.7%), stock institution settlement payments (15.1%), over-the-counter Repo settlement payments (14.8%), and on-exchange bond settlement payments (5.1%) increased.

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