[Apha Biz=(Chicago) Reporter Paul Lee] The proportion of foreign holdings of listed stocks in Korea hit a 14-year low. As of the end of last month, foreign ownership was 26.1%.

According to the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) on the 8th, foreigners sold a net 1.179 trillion won in listed stocks in Korea last month. It sold a net 923 billion won on the KOSDAQ market for 256 billion won.

As of the end of last month, foreigners hold 679.1 trillion won in domestic stocks. This is 26.1% of the market capitalization, the lowest level since the April 2009 financial crisis (26.0%).

By region, the Americas (1 trillion won) and others bought net, while Europe (1.5 trillion won), Asia (400 billion won) and the Middle East (100 billion won) sold net.

By country, the U.S. and Singapore bought 900 billion won and 500 billion won, respectively, but Britain (1.3 trillion won) and Switzerland (400 billion won) sold their domestic stocks.

The U.S. accounted for 40.9 percent of the total foreigners with 278 trillion won, followed by Europe with 210.9 trillion won, Asia with 91.3 trillion won and the Middle East with 20.8 trillion won.

Last month, foreigners net bought 8.975 trillion won in listed bonds and recouped 383 billion won after receiving 9.358 trillion won in maturity. As of the end of last month, it holds 242.6 trillion won and 9.7% of the listed balance.

By region, Asia (2.3 trillion won) and the Americas (400 billion won) made net investments, while the Middle East (1.3 trillion won) and Europe (700 billion won) made net returns.

 

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