# Foreigners Sell ₩8.7 Trillion in Korean Stocks, Yet Won Holds Steady With 1% Move — Semiconductor Dollars Are the Anchor

> Foreign investors sold a net ₩8.69 trillion of South Korean shares over three sessions after concerns about possible U.S. AI data-center regulation hit markets. Strong semiconductor export receipts helped limit the won’s decline against the dollar to about 1%; October exports were reported at $115.28 billion, including $56.4 billion in semiconductor exports.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-08T21:09:20.335Z
- Category: macro · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/87995-foreigners-sell-8-7-trillion-in-korean-stocks-yet-won-holds-steady-with-1-move
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md)

## Why it matters

A relatively stable won can limit exchange-rate-driven increases in the cost of imported feed ingredients for South Korean buyers. Semiconductor export receipts support dollar supply, but this is an indirect currency channel rather than a direct agricultural commodity driver.

## Sources

- finance.biggo.com: https://finance.biggo.com/news/5abb9f58-5749-42e5-b7f0-b0598d5a2b1a

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