[Foreign Investors Net Sell 3.485 Trillion Won in South Korean Stock Market, Institutions Net Sell 1.324 Trillion Won] According to Daum, data from the Korea Exchange shows that on the 19th, foreign investors net sold 3.485 trillion won in the South Korean stock market, while institutional investors net sold 1.324 trillion won. Individual investors, on the other hand, net bought 4.633 trillion won. From the 11th to the 18th, foreign investors had cumulatively purchased 8.129 trillion won, with the single-day sell-off on the 19th accounting for 42.9% of the prior cumulative purchase amount. The South Korean stock market is sensitive to U.S. market interest rates, the movement of the U.S. dollar, and changes in global liquidity. Foreign investors took profits in stocks such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.