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Foreign Investors Remain Net Buyers of S. Korean Stocks in December

Foreign Investors Remain Net Buyers of S. Korean Stocks in December

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) — Foreign investors remained net buyers of South Korean stocks for a second consecutive month in December, data showed Friday. Offshore investors purchased a net 3.14 trillion won (US$2.38 billion) worth of local stocks last month, following their net purchase of 3.3 trillion won in November, according to the data from [...]

Foreigners’ Korean Stock Purchases Top 10 tln Won Through May

Foreigners’ Korean Stock Purchases Top 10 tln Won Through May

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 [...]

Foreigners Turn Net Sellers of S. Korean Stocks in Jan.

Foreigners Turn Net Sellers of S. Korean Stocks in Jan.

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 [...]

Foreign Ownership of Stocks Hit All-time High amid Sound Corporate Earnings: Data

Foreign Ownership of Stocks Hit All-time High amid Sound Corporate Earnings: Data

SEOUL, Jul. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign ownership of South Korean stocks hit a record high recently, buttressed by sound corporate earnings and expectations of a global economic recovery, market data showed Thursday. The market capitalization of stocks held by foreigners stood at 602 trillion won (US$528 billion) as of Tuesday, the largest ever according [...]

NPS, Korea’s Biggest Fund, Suffers Heavy Loss in Samsung Stocks

NPS, Korea’s Biggest Fund, Suffers Heavy Loss in Samsung Stocks

SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s state-run pension fund has suffered heavy valuation losses from its investment in two Samsung Group units over the past two months as the stocks have plunged after their merger plan was approved by shareholders last month, data showed Wednesday. The National Pension Service (NPS) — which holds [...]