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Foreign Ownership of South Korean Stocks Hits 5-Year High in January

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Seoul, Jan 25 (IANS) Foreign ownership of South Korean stocks as a share of total market capitalisation reached its highest level in five years and nine months in January, driven by net purchases in the shipbuilding, defence and nuclear power industries, the main bourse operator said on Sunday.Foreigners’ stock holdings rose to 37.18 per cent of total market capitalisation on January 7, the highest level since April 9, 2020, when the rate was at 37.34 percent, according to data from the Korea Ex…

Foreign Ownership in South Korean Market Hits 5-Year High in December

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Seoul, Jan 4 (IANS) Foreign ownership as a share of total market capitalisation reached its highest level in five years and eight months in December amid a rally in the South Korean equity market, a report showed on Sunday.Foreigners bought a net 3.5 trillion won (US$2.4 billion) worth of local shares in December, raising their stockholdings to 32.9 percent of total market capitalsation, the highest level since April 2020, according to a report published by the Korea Center for International Fin…