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Foreign investors sell 176tn won of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix this year

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Korean Exchange data showed foreign investors net sold 203.6977tn won ($142bn) on the KOSPI main board this year through the previous session, with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix accounting for about 176tn won, or 86% of the total. Samsung's foreign ownership fell to an 18-year low since 2008, and SK Hynix's dropped below its ten-year average.

MacroOdailyAINeutral

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The story so far: Foreign selling of Korean chip stocks

Korean funds bought Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix from Jan. 2 to Oct. 2, 2026, while foreign investors sold heavily. Foreign investors have now sold $1.17bn of Kospi stocks as Big Tech's AI spending push shakes core businesses. This week they sold $5.5bn of the two chipmakers' shares, with foreign ownership…

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  1. AI boom reshapes Korean market as local funds buy chips, foreigners sell Samsung and SK Hynix

  2. Foreign investors sell 176tn won of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix this year

  3. Foreigners sell $1.17bn of Kospi stocks as Big Tech AI spending shakes core businesses

  4. Foreign investors sell $5.5bn of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares this week

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