# Foreigners sell S. Korean stocks and bonds for second straight month over N. Korea risks - The Korea Herald

> Foreign investors sold $4.3 billion of South Korean stocks and bonds in September, the second straight month of net selling, according to the Bank of Korea. Selling was linked to North Korea risks and profit-taking.

- Date: 2017-10-18 · published 2017-10-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68698-foreigners-sell-s-korean-stocks-and-bonds-for-second-straight-month-over-n
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md)

## Why it matters

Capital outflows weaken the won and can raise dollar-denominated feed import costs for Korea, but the effect on global feed prices is minor.

## Read by commodity

- USDKRW: bullish ▲

## Sources

- koreaherald.com: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/1476492

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