On Monday, overseas investors had unloaded a net 1.24 trillion won (about $801 million) worth of Kospi-listed shares as of 11am Singapore “Foreign investors continued to sell the Kospi market, driven by outflows for Kospi Tech and Auto,” Goldman Sachs analysts wrote in a June 5 note. The Kospi was down more than 8% at the open. Yet many investors and strategists say foreign selling has less to do with deteriorating fundamentals and more to do with the market’s own success.
mandag 8. juni 2026
Foreign investors have dumped billions of dollars of Korean stocks this year despite record rally. Here’s why
Foreign investors have dumped billions of dollars’ worth of South Korean stocks this year, even as the Kospi has emerged as one of the world’s standout performers thus far, with record year-to-date gains.
On Monday, overseas investors had unloaded a net 1.24 trillion won (about $801 million) worth of Kospi-listed shares as of 11am Singapore “Foreign investors continued to sell the Kospi market, driven by outflows for Kospi Tech and Auto,” Goldman Sachs analysts wrote in a June 5 note. The Kospi was down more than 8% at the open. Yet many investors and strategists say foreign selling has less to do with deteriorating fundamentals and more to do with the market’s own success.
On Monday, overseas investors had unloaded a net 1.24 trillion won (about $801 million) worth of Kospi-listed shares as of 11am Singapore “Foreign investors continued to sell the Kospi market, driven by outflows for Kospi Tech and Auto,” Goldman Sachs analysts wrote in a June 5 note. The Kospi was down more than 8% at the open. Yet many investors and strategists say foreign selling has less to do with deteriorating fundamentals and more to do with the market’s own success.