Foreigners offload S. Korean stocks but net purchase ETFs this month: KRX

Foreign investors were net sellers on South Korea's stock markets this month, the country's bourse operator said Sunday, while remaining net buyers of exchange-traded funds amid heightened market volatility. Foreigners offloaded a net 12.1 trillion won ($8.12 billion) on the main bourse and 338.1 billion won on the tech-heavy secondary market through Thursday this month, according to the Korea Exchange. The KRX said foreigners were net sellers on the main bourse in eight of the 12 trading sessio