As the trend of higher global interest rates continues, the size of capital outflow from emerging countries is growing. In particular, not only equity funds but also bond funds, which were considered risk free assets, saw about 1 trillion won (US$925.93 million) of capital outflow in the past three
The price of Samsung Electronics shares dipped below 50,000 won (US$46.75) during intra-day trading for the first time after the company resumed on the country's main bourse. The effect of its stock split also seemed to disappear in a few days, though it attracted great attention in the market.S
Foreign investors net sold more than 2 trillion won (US$1.87 billion) worth of South Korean stocks last month, shifting to a “selling mode” in just one month. However, they net invested about 708 billion won (US$661.99 million) in bonds.According to data from the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS)
Capital outflow from the South Korean stock market is accelerating after the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield exceeded the psychological barrier of 3%. The pace is even faster than during the inflation tantrum in February this year.On April 25, foreign investors posted a net sale of 766.9 billion won (US
The U.S. Treasury bond rate is rising rapidly, adding to concerns over foreign capital outflow. The gap between the South Korean and U.S. interest rates is widening these days while the exchange rate is going up ahead of an inter-Korean summit.In the KOSPI market, foreign investors recorded a net sa
The stock prices of Korean Air Lines Co. and Jin Air Co. crashed from April 12 after Cho Hyun-min, the youngest daughter of Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Yang-ho, was alleged to have thrown water onto the face of an agency manager in a fit of anger. The stocks rallied in the past two days before plummet