SEOUL, Feb 22 (Bernama-Yonhap) -- Foreign investors in South Korea have posted a net sale of around 9 trillion won (US$6.2 billion) on the South Korean main bourse this year through last week, data showed Sunday, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Overseas investors have sold a net 9.1 trillion won worth of shares on the main bourse in 2026 as of Friday, compared with a net sale of 4.6 trillion won for all of 2025, according to the Korea Exchange (KRX).
In detail, foreigners sold a net 9.5 trillion won worth of shares in Samsung Electronics Co., with the stock soaring 59 per cent this year alone and surpassing the 190,000-won mark for the first time on Thursday.
Analysts said foreigners appeared to have sold Seoul shares to cash in recent gains rather than due to a pessimistic view of the South Korean stock market.
"Foreigners were net sellers on the main bourse this year, but it is hard to say they are betting on a downward trend," Lee Kyoung-min, a researcher at Daishin Securities Co., said.
"Considering that their selling was centred on chipmakers, it appears to be a short-term rebalancing process aimed at reducing the portion of shares that have gained sharply," Lee added.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 131.28 points, or 2.31 per cent, on Friday to close at an all-time high of 5,803.53.
-- BERNAMA-YONHAP
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