KOSPI Semiconductor Rally Sees Divergent Investor Strategies

As the KOSPI index experiences a sharp upturn, foreign and institutional investors have concentrated their purchases on large-cap semiconductor stocks such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Conversely, individual investors have been selling shares to cash in on profits from their existing holdings. This divergence in trading behavior among different investor types highlights a facet of the KOSPI market. Influenced by its inclusion in the WGBI (World Government Bond Index), net purchases of Korean Treasury bonds by foreign investors increased by 5.4 trillion won based on settlement and approximately 7.8 trillion won based on outstanding balances, with Japanese funds also flowing in. Foreign buying of Treasury bonds was concentrated not only in ultra-long-term issues but also in medium-to-short-term maturities ranging from 3 to 5 years.

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