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locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/43149198.md"
description: "Foreign investors and Korean retail traders are trading in completely opposite directions.The KOSPI index surged 17.91% on July 31, marking the largest single-day gain in history.Foreign investors saw a record net purchase of 7.24 trillion won ($5 billion).Retail investors recorded a record net sell-off of 8.27 trillion won, exiting after the crash by capitalizing on the rebound.This follows a record sell-off of 49.34 trillion won ($33.8 billion) by foreign investors in June, marking their sixth consecutive month of selling."
datetime: "2026-08-03T07:52:36.000Z"
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author: "[辰逸](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/16318663.md)"
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# Foreign investors and Korean retail traders are tr…