SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean banks saw their first-quarter net profit rise 24 percent from a year earlier on higher interest and non-interest income, preliminary data showed Friday. Their combined net profit came to 7 trillion won (US$5.4 billion) in the January-March period, up from 5.6 trillion won tallied a year ago, [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign purchases of South Korean tech and auto stocks have reached over 16 trillion won (US$12 billion) so far this year, according to the Korea Exchange on Monday. Foreigners bought 16.45 trillion won worth of Samsung Electronics Co., Hyundai Motor Co. and other related stocks this year through May [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state pension operator saw its returns fall to a record low level in 2022, data showed Tuesday, due to the instability in the global financial market amid monetary tightening moves. The National Pension Service (NPS) logged negative returns of 8.28 percent in 2022, marking the lowest level [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign investors have scooped up more than 10 trillion won (US$7.52 billion) worth of Korean stocks so far this year on eased uncertainties and a rosy outlook for the chipmaking sector, data showed Saturday. According to the data compiled by the Korea Exchange, foreigners’ net buying of Korean stocks [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign investors bought a net 5.96 trillion won (US$4.5 billion) worth of South Korean stocks and bonds in April, logging the biggest monthly purchase in 16 months, the country’s financial regulator said Tuesday. Foreigners bought a net 1.27 trillion won worth of listed stocks, turning to net buyers from [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Pay Corp., the fintech unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao, said Thursday it plans to acquire a controlling stake in Siebert Financial Corp., a U.S. brokerage firm, as part of efforts to expand its financial business abroad. Kakao Pay said in a regulatory filing it has signed [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — With the price of gold surging in recent days, an increasing number of investors are buying actual gold products. According to industry sources, the value of gold bars sold through the nation’s four major banks during the period from April 1 to 6 stood at about 2.49 billion won [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign investors turned net sellers of South Korean stocks in March amid the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank in the United States and the global bank Credit Suisse, central bank data showed Monday. Offshore investors sold a net US$1.73 billion worth of local stocks last month, a turnaround from [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Retail investors from South Korea, who tend to seek high returns by tolerating high volatility, have sold off shares of NASDAQ-listed tech companies, data showed Sunday. Domestic investors purchased smartphone behemoth Apple Inc.’s shares worth US$582.1 million during the period from January 1 to April 7, according to data [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Large companies listed on the South Korean main KOSPI bourse will be required to begin issuing key regulatory filings in English next year, the country’s financial and stock exchange regulators said Sunday. According to the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Korea Exchange, companies with at least 10 trillion [...]