There were SIGNS before KOSPI dropped 28.48% over the past month 😭
> Foreigners were net selling Korean stocks in last 5 months
> 8 circuit breakers in 2026, which means more than half of all circuit breaker events have happened in this year alone over the past 26 years
Foreigners Dump 114 Trillion Won of Korean Stocks in Five-Month Selloff
Data from Korea's Financial Supervisory Service shows that foreign investors have net sold Korean listed stocks for five consecutive months since January 2026.
The January outflow was relatively small; the large-scale withdrawal began in earnest in February, accelerating sharply in March and May.
Cumulative net selling from January to May came to approximately 114.2 trillion KRW.