[Foreign Investors Net Sell Over 12 Trillion KRW in Korean Stocks in July, KOSPI Index Drops Over 19% During the Same Period] BlockBeats News, July 19, according to Korean media Etoday, from July 1 to 16, foreign investors net sold 12.1022 trillion KRW in the Korean KOSPI market and 338.1 billion KRW in the KOSDAQ market. During the same period, the KOSPI index fell from 8,476.48 points on June 30 to 6,820.60 points. In contrast to the stock market, foreign investors net bought 593.7 billion KRW in Korean ETFs during the same period. Among them, KODEX Leverage ETF saw a net purchase of 195 billion KRW, KODEX 200 had a net purchase of 180.6 billion KRW, and KODEX 200 Futures Inverse 2x ETF had a net purchase of 130 billion KRW. Foreign investors simultaneously bought products tracking the KOSPI 200 and inverse ETFs of the index, interpreted as portfolio adjustments in a highly volatile market rather than one-sided bets. Regarding single-stock leveraged ETFs, foreign investors net bought 22.7 billion KRW in Samsung Electronics-related products but net sold 122.1 billion KRW in SK Hynix-related products. Additionally, foreign investors net bought 102 billion KRW in U.S. Philadelphia Semiconductor Index ETFs and 62.7 billion KRW in U.S. Nasdaq 100 Daily Target Covered Call Strategy ETFs. [Original Link]