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Institutions’ Foreign Securities Holdings Down 5 pct in Q3

Institutions’ Foreign Securities Holdings Down 5 pct in Q3

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean institutions’ investment in foreign securities shrank 5 percent in the third quarter due to estimated losses from their bond and stock holdings, central bank data showed Friday. The outstanding value of foreign securities held by local institutional investors stood at US$354.93 billion as of end-September, down $18.69 [...]

Institutions’ Foreign Securities Holdings Hit New High in 2021

Institutions’ Foreign Securities Holdings Hit New High in 2021

SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean institutions’ investment in foreign securities touched a new all-time high in 2021 amid bullish overseas stock markets, central bank data showed Wednesday. The outstanding value of foreign securities held by local institutional investors stood at US$402.72 billion as of end-December last year, up $29.97 billion, or 8 [...]

Institutions’ Investment in Foreign Securities Jumps 23 pct in 2019

Institutions’ Investment in Foreign Securities Jumps 23 pct in 2019

SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean institutions’ investment in overseas securities surged sharply from a year earlier in 2019, largely due to a rise in their purchase of overseas bonds, central bank data showed Monday. The combined value of foreign stocks and bonds held by South Korean institutions came to US$326.3 billion as [...]