Foreigners offload S. Korean stocks but net purchase ETFs this month: KRX

Foreign investors were net sellers on South Korea's stock markets this month, the country's bourse operator said Sunday, while remaining net buyers of exchange-traded funds amid heightened market volatility. Foreigners offloaded a net 12.1 trillion won ($8.12 billion) on the main bourse and 338.1 billion won on the tech-heavy secondary market through Thursday this month, according to the Korea Exchange. The KRX said foreigners were net sellers on the main bourse in eight of the 12 trading sessio

By The Korea Herald