Abstract: We analyzed KRX foreign holding data as of Jul 10th, covering stocks with market cap of at least USD100m. Total foreign holdings stood at USD1,679bn, down from USD1,787bn a week prior, a decrease of USD108bn (6.0% WoW), outperforming the KOSPI index which fell 7.6% over the same period. We estimate net foreign flows were outflows of USD3,459m for the week. On the outflow side, SK Hynix saw the largest weekly foreign selling at USD2,886m, followed by Samsung Electronics at USD2,191m and KB Financial at USD188m. On the inflow side, SamsungElecMech led with USD284m of weekly inflows, followed by LG Innotek at USD266m and DaeduckElectronics at USD128m.
LG Innotek, KB Financial, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, SamsungElecMech
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