Foreign investors have turned net buyers for the year in the Kospi market. Buying continued, led by Samsung Electronics and SK hynix.
According to the Korea Exchange on the 23rd, foreign investors have net bought 98.285 billion won worth in the Kospi market so far this year through the previous day. For the first time since January, foreign flows showed a "plus (+)" for the year. Through the 21st, they had been net sellers of 46.995 billion won.
Foreign investors kept selling through April due to the impact of the Dec. 3 martial law crisis and the tariff policies of the U.S. administration of Donald Trump. Net sales neared 16.69 trillion won.
But they then returned to "buy Korea (buy Korean stocks)," and especially this month have been net buying an average of 720 billion won a day, centered on semiconductor names such as Samsung Electronics and SK hynix.
SK hynix posted the largest year-to-date net purchases by foreign investors at 3.609 trillion won. Samsung Electronics followed at 2.434 trillion won. Hanwha Aerospace and Korea Electric Power Corporation also showed net buying of 1.044 trillion won and 1.016 trillion won, respectively, both topping 1 trillion won.
In addition: ▲ Kakao 890 billion won ▲ Hyundai Mobis 758 billion won ▲ Hyosung Heavy Industries 740 billion won ▲ ISU PETASYS 652 billion won ▲ Samsung Electro-Mechanics 562 billion won.
Conversely, foreign investors have net sold 2.255 trillion won of NAVER shares so far this year. ▲ Samsung SDI 1.551 trillion won ▲ Hyundai Motor 1.55 trillion won ▲ Hanwha Ocean 1.069 trillion won ▲ KT&G 753 billion won ▲ LG Energy Solution 743 billion won also saw large net selling.