Foreign investors sold over 1 trillion won worth of Samsung and SK Hynix stocks last week.

Data released by the South Korean stock exchange on Monday showed that foreign investors sold a net 5.33 trillion won of SK Hynix stocks and a net 5.26 trillion won of Samsung Electronics stocks last week. Since May 7th, foreign funds have been net selling South Korean stocks for 12 consecutive trading days, with a total net sales amounting to 46.34 trillion won, including a net sale of 19.53 trillion won of SK Hynix stocks and a net sale of 18.87 trillion won of Samsung Electronics stocks.