South Korea market volatility nears record high after $13 billion foreign investor selloff
South Korea's stock market experienced significant volatility following a $13.2 billion selloff by foreign investors. The Kospi index saw sharp declines, prompting a temporary trading halt due to extreme market fluctuations. This selloff contributed to a broader trend of substantial outflows from emerging Asian markets.
- ▪Foreign investors sold $13.2 billion worth of South Korean equities last week.
- ▪The Kospi index fell as much as 4% in early trading on Monday.
- ▪South Korea accounted for the majority of the $17 billion pulled from emerging Asian markets, excluding China.
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South Korea's stock market volatility surged to near record highs on Monday after foreign investors dumped $13.2 billion worth of local equities last week, triggering sharp swings in the Kospi and a brief trading curb on the exchange.The Kospi fell as much as 4% in early trade, extending Friday's 6% tumble that Goldman Sachs described as having "erased weekly gains amid Trump-Xi Summit and strong foreign outflows." The Kospi Volatility Index surged 2.56% on Monday to near peaks seen in early March.Overseas investors pulled about $17 billion from emerging Asian markets excluding China last week, marking the second-largest weekly outflow on record, according to data from Goldman Sachs.
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