[서울신문] Forget about the ants sold in December… 4 trillion won in net purchase this month

On the 24th, when KOSPI exceeded the 2800 line for the first time, KOSPI displayed 2806.86 on the electronic board of Hana Bank’s dealing room in Myeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, up 47.04 points (1.70%) compared to the previous day.
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On the 24th, when KOSPI exceeded the 2800 line for the first time, KOSPI displayed 2806.86 on the electronic board of Hana Bank’s dealing room in Myeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, up 47.04 points (1.70%) compared to the previous day.
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During the month of December this year, institutions and foreigners sold stocks, but individuals were found to have net purchases of nearly 4 trillion won. On the 24th, it is analyzed that the power of such individual investors was great for the KOSPI to break through the 2800 line for the first time in history.

According to the Korea Exchange on the 25th, individuals net bought 3,710.1 billion won in the KOSPI, KOSDAQ, and KONEX markets for about a month from the 1st to the 24th. On the other hand, institutions net sold 1,704 billion won and foreigners sold 9507 billion won.

For about a year this year, individuals net bought 63,668.6 billion won, while institutions net sold 35,422.8 billion won, and foreigners sold 25,631 trillion won, showing that the rise in the stock market this year was led by individual investors. On the 24th, the KOSPI recorded a record high of 2806.86, a 47.04 point increase from the previous day.

The current situation is unusual because it was common for individual investors to realize profits by selling stocks in December to avoid the transfer tax. In December of last year, individuals sold 4,866.6 billion won in the KOSPI, KOSDAQ, and KONEX markets, while foreigners sold 1,206 billion won, and institutions net bought 3,5166 billion won. This year, things have changed completely.

Given this momentum, the company will be closed on the 31st, so the net buying process for individual investors is expected to continue for the remaining three trading days. As such, the reason for the endless purchase of stocks by individual investors is analyzed because of the prospect that the stock market will continue to boom next year, mainly in the semiconductor industry, and high expectations for special dividends from Samsung Electronics, the No. 1 market capitalization of KOSPI.

The ex-dividend date for the December settlement corporation is the 29th, and if you buy stocks by the 28th, you can receive dividends. As of this month, individuals net bought shares of Samsung Electronics worth 1,634.9 billion won and Samsung Electronics Woo 1,766.2 billion won.

Reporter Jinah Kim [email protected]