Abstract: We analyzed changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Apr 10th, with total foreign holdings at USD1,239.1bn across stocks with a market cap of at least USD100m. We estimate net foreign flows were inflows of USD4,094m for the week, with total holdings up USD141bn (12.9% WoW), outpacing the KOSPI index gain of 9.0%. On the inflow side, Samsung Electronics led with +USD1,945m and SK Hynix added +USD1,024m, followed by SamsungElecMech (+USD141m), DWEC (+USD133m), and Doosan Enerbility (+USD130m). The largest outflow was KorZinc at -USD280m, with SamsungE&A (-USD124m) and Hanmi Semi (-USD99m) also seeing notable foreign selling.
SamsungElecMech, SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Doosan Enerbility, KorZinc
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