Today, foreign investors sold off approximately $1.493 billion worth of stocks in the Korean stock market again, while retail investors stepped in to buy.

Odaily Odaily reports that despite another sharp decline in the KOSPI index today, Korean retail investors still showed a net inflow, buying 2.3179 trillion won (approximately $1.522 billion). However, foreign investors sold 2.274 trillion won (approximately $1.493 billion), driving the overall stock price decline. Institutions also sold stocks worth 63.2 billion won. (financialpost)

According to Gate data, the KOSPI index plunged 8% intraday, with SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics falling about 10%. (Jin10 Data APP)