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Korean Investments in Foreign Securities Down in 2022 amid Global Market Volatility

Korean Investments in Foreign Securities Down in 2022 amid Global Market Volatility

SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The value of foreign securities held by South Korean institutions fell in 2022 due to losses from heightened global market volatility, data showed Thursday. The outstanding amount of foreign securities held by institutional investors is estimated at US$365.29 billion as of the end of December, down from the previous [...]

S. Korean Investors’ Holdings of Overseas Securities Hit New High in Q1

S. Korean Investors’ Holdings of Overseas Securities Hit New High in Q1

SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean investors’ holdings of foreign securities reached a new all-time high in the first quarter of the year on an overseas investment boom, data showed Thursday. Local investors held overseas stocks and bonds worth a record US$101.68 billion as of end-March, up 1.08 percent from three months earlier, [...]

S. Korean Investors’ Holdings of Foreign Securities Hit New High in 2021

S. Korean Investors’ Holdings of Foreign Securities Hit New High in 2021

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean investors’ holdings of foreign securities touched a new all-time high in 2021 on an overseas investment boom, data showed Thursday. Local investors had held overseas stocks and bonds worth US$100.59 billion as of end-2021, up 39.3 percent from a year earlier, according to the data from the [...]

Overseas Securities Investment in Q1 Hits Record High

Overseas Securities Investment in Q1 Hits Record High

SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans’ overseas securities investment soared in the first quarter, largely on hopes that the coronavirus-hit stock prices may rebound down the road, data showed Thursday. The local investors’ transactions of overseas securities in January-March came to US$66.6 billion, up 68.2 percent from the previous quarter, according to the [...]