Foreign investors also boosted their holdings in Korean bonds, buying $4.78 billion in September. This followed net selling of $770 million in August. The Bank of Korea noted that bond purchases were driven by rising demand for mid- to long-term securities.

The semiconductor sector led gains, with the Korea Exchange’s semiconductor index rising 26.8 percent in September. The benchmark KOSPI index also climbed nine percent during the month. Meanwhile, the Korean won weakened against the US dollar, dropping from 1,390.1 in August to 1,402.9 in September.

Investors from the United States were the largest buyers last month, net purchasing 1.4 trillion won, followed by Ireland with 0.4 trillion won. Foreign investment in Korean stocks has now seen four consecutive months of net inflows, reflecting strong performance and positive market sentiment.

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Britain led all countries with trading volume of 557.4 trillion won, representing 44.7 percent of total foreign trades. The Cayman Islands and Singapore followed with 14.1 percent and 12.1 percent, respectively. Combined, these three countries accounted for 70 percent of all foreign stock transactions.

Asian investors showed minimal activity. Chinese, Hong Kong, and Japanese investors contributed just 0.5 percent, 0.5 percent, and 0.4 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, American investors held the largest value of Korean stocks, worth 367.4 trillion won, or 40.6 percent of total foreign holdings.

South Korean stocks rose past the 3,500 mark in early October, following business partnerships between OpenAI, Samsung Electronics, and SK hynix. The KOSPI gained 93.38 points to close at 3,549.21. Trading volume reached 394.92 million shares worth 18.57 trillion won, with winners significantly outnumbering losers.

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The new agreement creates a US-based joint venture to run TikTok. US investors, including Oracle and Silver Lake, will hold the majority stake. ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese owner, will keep less than 20% of the entity.

Vice President JD Vance said the TikTok US venture will be valued at $14 billion. He stressed that Americans’ data privacy will be protected. Users’ information will no longer be used for foreign propaganda.

Vance added that American investors will control TikTok’s algorithm. Business decisions will be made in the United States. The deal allows Americans to continue using the app while protecting their data.

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