Korean Stock Flows

Investor flows — Mar 18, 2026

Foreign investors net bought ₩1,647.3bn of Korean stocks, while retail investors net sold ₩4,769.5bn and institutions net bought ₩3,378.6bn.

Net trading value by investor type across Korean common stocks (KOSPI + KOSDAQ, KRX + NXT venues combined) on this trading day.

Foreign investors
+₩1,647.3bn
+$1.2B
Institutions
+₩3,378.6bn
+$2.4B
Retail investors
₩-4,769.5bn
$-3.4B

Breakdown by market

Segment Foreign (USD) Institutions Retail
KOSPI stocks +₩1,154.5bn +$819M +₩3,409.5bn ₩-4,416.2bn
KOSDAQ stocks +₩492.8bn +$349M ₩-30.9bn ₩-353.4bn
ETFs (both markets) +₩61.2bn +$43M +₩307.0bn ₩-365.6bn

Stock tiles above cover KOSPI + KOSDAQ common shares; the ETF row is separate and not included in those totals. See ETF flow rankings for fund-level detail.

Top foreign net buys

# Company Ticker Close 1D % Foreign net (USD) Institutions Retail
1 SK Hynix 000660 ₩1,056,000 +8.87% +₩688.5bn +$488M +₩1,016.9bn ₩-1,655.2bn
2 Samsung Electronics 005930 ₩208,500 +7.53% +₩390.5bn +$277M +₩1,076.4bn ₩-1,435.6bn
3 Woori Technology, In 032820 ₩29,300 +21.58% +₩227.4bn +$161M ₩-2.8bn ₩-219.7bn
4 Doosan Enerbility 034020 ₩107,300 +2.78% +₩145.8bn +$103M +₩53.6bn ₩-199.1bn
5 Isupetasys 007660 ₩125,100 +9.45% +₩104.1bn +$74M +₩34.6bn ₩-138.1bn
6 HPSP 403870 ₩50,000 +13.51% +₩63.1bn +$45M +₩5.7bn ₩-68.9bn
7 Hyosung Heavy Industries 298040 ₩2,731,000 +7.27% +₩57.3bn +$41M +₩17.8bn ₩-73.3bn
8 Rznomics 476830 ₩97,800 +5.27% +₩55.6bn +$39M ₩-40.3bn +₩66.9bn
9 LS Electric 010120 ₩166,600 +9.32% +₩51.4bn +$36M +₩2.8bn ₩-51.4bn
10 Daewoo Engineering&Construction 047040 ₩14,870 +22.79% +₩41.3bn +$29M ₩-12.5bn ₩-27.3bn
11 Hyundai Engineering&Construction 000720 ₩170,100 +5.65% +₩41.0bn +$29M +₩20.2bn ₩-65.3bn
12 Hyulim ROBOT 090710 ₩14,890 +10.79% +₩40.4bn +$29M ₩-0.0bn ₩-39.6bn
13 Hanwha Vision 489790 ₩83,900 +9.10% +₩33.1bn +$23M +₩11.1bn ₩-43.7bn
14 Curiox Biosystems 445680 ₩139,600 +27.96% +₩32.4bn +$23M +₩22.8bn ₩-45.9bn
15 Samsung SDI 006400 ₩405,000 +4.11% +₩28.3bn +$20M +₩30.2bn ₩-58.4bn
16 Sam Chun Dang Pharm 000250 ₩784,000 +6.09% +₩26.3bn +$19M +₩8.3bn ₩-33.9bn
17 LG Electronics 066570 ₩120,000 +4.80% +₩24.0bn +$17M +₩6.0bn ₩-33.0bn
18 Simmtech 222800 ₩59,600 +5.49% +₩23.1bn +$16M +₩7.3bn ₩-29.9bn
19 Hana Micron 067310 ₩34,050 +8.96% +₩23.1bn +$16M +₩1.3bn ₩-24.9bn
20 ABL Bio 298380 ₩195,500 +2.36% +₩23.0bn +$16M +₩13.7bn ₩-35.8bn

Top foreign net sells

# Company Ticker Close 1D % Foreign net (USD) Institutions Retail
1 SK Square 402340 ₩630,000 +7.33% ₩-75.4bn $-53M +₩91.1bn ₩-14.4bn
2 Samsung Electro Mechanics 009150 ₩464,000 +3.92% ₩-64.3bn $-46M +₩31.5bn +₩30.9bn
3 KB Financial Group 105560 ₩154,700 +2.65% ₩-54.6bn $-39M +₩54.5bn +₩0.0bn
4 Korea Aerospace Industries 047810 ₩194,300 -3.81% ₩-47.7bn $-34M +₩0.7bn +₩44.7bn
5 Vitzrocell 082920 ₩27,900 +10.71% ₩-42.5bn $-30M ₩-3.1bn +₩45.2bn
6 Naver 035420 ₩226,500 +1.12% ₩-40.0bn $-28M ₩-8.2bn +₩46.8bn
7 Korea Investment Holdings 071050 ₩241,000 +3.21% ₩-40.0bn $-28M +₩13.5bn +₩24.8bn
8 Kia 000270 ₩175,100 +4.66% ₩-39.1bn $-28M +₩55.4bn ₩-15.9bn
9 Hyundai Motor 005380 ₩545,000 +4.41% ₩-34.9bn $-25M +₩80.7bn ₩-52.4bn
10 Hybe 352820 ₩367,500 +0.68% ₩-27.0bn $-19M ₩-3.5bn +₩34.3bn
11 Kakao 035720 ₩51,500 +0.39% ₩-26.3bn $-19M ₩-0.6bn +₩26.9bn
12 Woori Financial Group 316140 ₩33,500 +2.76% ₩-23.8bn $-17M +₩24.7bn ₩-0.8bn
13 Hyundai Mobis 012330 ₩430,000 +4.24% ₩-22.4bn $-16M +₩29.3bn ₩-5.0bn
14 Mirae Asset Securities 006800 ₩69,900 +1.16% ₩-22.3bn $-16M ₩-14.2bn +₩36.4bn
15 Liga Chem Biosciences 141080 ₩211,000 +0.48% ₩-22.3bn $-16M +₩19.0bn +₩2.9bn
16 Samsung C&T 028260 ₩299,000 +6.98% ₩-22.2bn $-16M +₩50.3bn ₩-27.8bn
17 Hanwha Ocean 042660 ₩132,900 +0.15% ₩-20.6bn $-15M +₩2.7bn +₩18.4bn
18 Samsung Heavy Industries 010140 ₩29,100 -0.17% ₩-20.2bn $-14M ₩-2.4bn +₩23.2bn
19 Samsung Fire&Marine Insurance 000810 ₩494,000 +3.46% ₩-18.4bn $-13M +₩20.9bn ₩-2.5bn
20 D&D Pharmatech 347850 ₩81,900 -1.92% ₩-16.8bn $-12M ₩-0.3bn +₩17.0bn

USD figures converted at the current rate for reference. Market totals sum common stocks only and can differ slightly from headline exchange figures.

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