SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign investors turned net sellers of South Korean stocks in January, but their net investment in local bonds continued to expand, data showed Monday. Foreigners sold a net 1.68 trillion won (US$1.4 billion) worth of local stocks last month, compared with their net purchase of 4.36 trillion won in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign investors continued to purchase more shares than they sold in South Korea’s stock markets for the third straight month in January, central bank data showed Thursday. Foreigners picked up a net US$1.81 billion worth of local stocks last month, according to the data provided by the Bank of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign investors’ net purchase of South Korean securities was the biggest in 12 years last year due largely to their buying spree of local bonds, central bank data showed Thursday. Foreigners bought a net US$38.71 billion worth of Korean securities last year, sharply up from $3.47 billion the previous [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign investors have been buying shares of the firm founded by Ahn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate of the minor opposition People’s Party and the largest shareholder. According to the Korea Exchange, foreigners recorded net purchases of more than 170,000 shares of AhnLab Inc., South Korea’s biggest anti-virus software company, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s bourse operator said Sunday that it will launch a domestic capital market information portal in English this week to provide more information to foreign investors. The service, dubbed Market Data System, will be provided through the website starting Monday, the Korea Exchange (KRX) said. The KRX said [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday offered incentives to attract foreign investors as South Korea kicked off its largest foreign investment forum meant to create new opportunities amid economic recovery during the pandemic. Invest Korea Week 2021, which runs through Friday, is expected to bring together 3,000 officials from major [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign investors have been on a selling spree of South Korean stocks so far this year, selling nearly 31 trillion won (US$26 billion) of local shares, data showed Sunday. Offshore investors sold a net 30.72 trillion won between Jan. 1 and Friday, compared with net selling of 24.7 trillion [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The trading volume of foreign investors in shares of listed companies which introduced an English-language disclosure system starting from the fourth quarter of last year has more than doubled, the bourse operator said Wednesday. The Korea Exchange (KRX) has been providing the English-language translation service for the disclosures of [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign investors have been on a buying spree of South Korean stocks so far this month, picking up a net 2.2 trillion won (US$1.97 billion) worth of local shares, reversing their selling trend earlier this year. Offshore investors have been net buyers of local shares for five straight sessions [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign investors raked in bio and chemical shares while dumping chip and auto stocks during the past two weeks of adjustment, putting the key stock index in a tight band. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) has been in a lengthy adjustment period since Jan. 26, after [...]