Last month, foreign investors net sold more than 13 trillion won in stocks on the local stock market..

Last month, foreign investors net sold more than 13 trillion won in stocks on the local stock market, turning it into a “sell-off” for the first time in six months. On the other hand, the bond market turned to net investment for the first time in a month.

According to the “Nov. 2025 Foreign Securities Investment Trend” released by the Financial Supervisory Service on the 12th, foreigners sold a net 13.373 trillion won worth of listed stocks last month. It sold a net 13.491 trillion won in the securities market and a net 118 billion won in the KOSDAQ market.

By region, net sales were large in Europe (5.7 trillion won), the U.S. (3.6 trillion won), and Asia (2.7 trillion won). By country, the U.K. (4.5 trillion won) and the U.S. (4.1 trillion won) ranked at the top of net selling. On the contrary, Canada (500 billion won) and Ireland (400 billion won) recorded net purchases.

As of the end of last month, foreigners held 1,192.8 trillion won in listed stocks in Korea, accounting for 29.6% of the total market capitalization.

The bond market turned to net investment for the first time in a month. Foreigners bought a net 17.62 trillion won of listed bonds last month and made a net investment of a total of 16.254 trillion won by receiving a maturity repayment of 1.368 trillion won.

By region, Europe (9.6 trillion won), Asia (4.5 trillion won), and the Americas (1.7 trillion won) all showed net investment trends. By type, net investment was found in government bonds (13.6 trillion won) and Tongan bonds (2.9 trillion won).

As of the end of last month, foreigners held 321.6 trillion won in listed bonds, accounting for 11.6% of the listed balance.