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▲ The electronic board at the dealing room of Hana Bank headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 20th
Last month, foreign investors offloaded 32 trillion won worth of listed stocks, extending their net selling streak for the seventh consecutive month.
According to the Financial Supervisory Service today (the 21st), foreigners net sold 31.664 trillion won last month, down by about 18 trillion won from the previous month (49.336 trillion won).
By market, they net sold 30.776 trillion won in the Kospi market and 889 billion won in the Kosdaq market.
As of the end of last month, foreign holdings of listed stocks stood at 2,255.5 trillion won, a decrease of about 653 trillion won from the previous month.
The ratio of foreign holdings to total market capitalization dropped to 35.8% from an all-time high of 36.4% the previous month.
By region, investors from the Americas posted a net purchase of 1.1 trillion won, while those from Europe (25.7 trillion won), Asia (5.2 trillion won), and the Middle East (1.6 trillion won) recorded net sales in that order.
The bond market maintained a net investment trend for the fourth consecutive month.
Foreigners net purchased 4.768 trillion won in listed bonds and received 2.380 trillion won in matured repayments, resulting in a total net investment of 2.388 trillion won.
By region, net investments were made in Asia (2.7 trillion won), the Americas (2.2 trillion won), and the Middle East (1.6 trillion won), while Europe saw a net withdrawal of 4.4 trillion won.
By type, there was a net investment of 2.6 trillion won in government bonds and a net withdrawal of 200 billion won in special bonds.
Holdings of listed bonds increased by 1.3 trillion won from the previous month to 336.1 trillion won, accounting for 11.7% of the total listed balance.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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