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Foreign investors sold about 6.2 trillion won of South Korean stocks over two days after the U.S. midterm election, while the KOSPI fell sharply and the won weakened. Strong semiconductor export receipts brought dollars into the market and helped limit the won’s decline, though expected overseas remittances of large dividends could add to dollar demand.
Exporters’ dollar sales partly offset capital outflows, but sustained foreign selling and dividend remittances could increase demand for dollars and put renewed upward pressure on USD/KRW.
koreadaily.comNov 8, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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