# Korean equity selling complicates the case for won relief

> Foreign investors sold about 3.40 trillion won of South Korean KOSPI shares on November 5, and Kiwoom Securities linked the sales to custody-related dollar buying. Analysts cautioned that exporter dollar sales could offset that demand and that equity net selling alone does not establish the scale of exchange-rate pressure; concerns about AI infrastructure costs also weighed on technology shares.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-07T21:09:49.877Z
- Category: macro · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86526-korean-equity-selling-complicates-the-case-for-won-relief
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md)

## Why it matters

Equity outflows and associated dollar buying can weaken the won, potentially raising the local-currency cost of imported feed and grain. The currency effect is uncertain because exporter dollar sales may provide an offset.

## Read by commodity

- USDKRW: bullish ▲

## Sources

- seoulmarketwire.com: https://seoulmarketwire.com/posts/won-yen-dollar-relief/

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