Leveraged stock investment by retail investors topped a record 60 trillion won (S$50.6 billion) as at end-May. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Foreign investors sold over $30 billion in South Korean equities across 12 sessions, with Samsung and SK Hynix hit hardest as the KOSPI plunges to crisis

South Korean retail investors sold over 1 trillion won ($641 billion) worth of overseas stocks in the first week of June, data showed Sunday, sugge...

Margin balances soar along with chip champions Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix

The selling intensified Monday as the benchmark Kospi plunged more than 8% at the open, even as it emerged as one of the world's standout performers thus far.

Leveraged stock investment by retail investors topped a record 60 trillion won (S$50.6 billion) as at end-May. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Foreign investors sold $62 billion in South Korean stocks as the KOSPI surged 70% in 2026, while domestic retail buyers countered with $70 billion in

KOSPI surged 8.2% to 8,096.93 as Korean retail investors bought the dip while foreigners sold $3.7B. Record margin debt of $39B raises deleveraging risks.

SEOUL, June 10 : Leveraged stock investments by South Korean retail investors have reached their limits set at local brokerage firms as the country's world-beating stock market…

Retail leverage that felt like genius in May is now being stress-tested in real time - with the Korean market’s extreme concentration making the moves especially violent...