Foreign Flow Watch: Retail Absorbed KRW 2.55tn as the KOSPI and KOSDAQ Split Six Points — Week of August 21, 2026
Correction — 29 August 2026. The index table in this issue used the wrong start date. It measured from Monday
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Foreign Flow Watch is our weekly read on where overseas money is moving in Korean stocks — net foreign buying and selling on the KRX, by sector and by stock, straight from official exchange data, with the DART filings behind the biggest moves. Sources: KRX/Naver foreign-flow data and DART regulatory filings, compiled every week. Browse the latest issues below.
Foreign Flow Watch: Foreigners Bought Back the Two Stocks They Dumped — Week of August 14, 2026
Last week two stocks lost 140% of the KOSPI’s decline. This week the same two put back 70% of its
Foreign Flow Watch: Two Stocks Lost 140% of the KOSPI’s Weekly Decline — Week of August 7, 2026
One week after the KOSPI’s record +17.91% session, it gave back 5.10% while the KOSDAQ rose 10.98%. A 16-point gap
Foreign Flow Watch: Korea Retail Took Profit Into the Record Rally, Foreign Investors Bought the Low — Week of July 31, 2026
Foreign investors turned buyers on Thursday 30 July at the week lows. Korean retail sold $2.95bn of SK Hynix into Friday limit-up.
Foreign Flow Watch: Foreigners Sold the KOSPI but Bought the Chip Giants — Week of July 24, 2026
The KOSPI just posted the worst month in its history — down roughly 21% in July, a record run of
Foreign Flow Watch: Who Foreign Investors Are Buying in Korean Exporters — Week of July 21, 2026
Every week, foreign investors move billions in and out of Korea’s export champions — and their footprints, filed daily, tell