{
  "id": 4319594,
  "title": "Korean individual investors purchase net $7 bil. worth of US stocks in 2 months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/korean-individual-investors-purchase-net-7-bil-worth-of-us-stocks-in-4319594",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-30T01:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20260830/korean-individual-investors-purchase-net-7-bil-worth-of-us-stocks-in-2-months"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Korean individual investors spent a total of $7.04 billion on U.S. stocks within the past two months, according to recent industry data. This surge in activity occurred as the local equity market experienced a correction. During this period, retail investors purchased a net $4.64 billion worth of stocks in the U.S. market, with an additional $2.4 billion bought in the first 27 days of August. The total amount represented 70% of their net purchases throughout the first half of the year, which totaled $9.87 billion. The trend emerged as the KOSPI index, which peaked at 9,114.55 points on June 22, declined to the 7,000-point level by mid-July and remained in the 6,000-point range for over a month.",
  "summary": "Korean individual investors purchased over $7 billion worth of U.S. stocks over the past two months amid a correction in the local equity market, industry data showed Sunday. Retail investors bought a net $7.04 billion worth of stocks in the U.S. market from July 1 through Thursday, according to data from the online portal operated by the Korea Securities Depository. Over the same period, they…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korean individual investors purchase net US$7 bln worth of U.S. stocks in 2 months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/s-korean-individual-investors-purchase-net-us-7-bln-worth-of-u-s",
        "published": "2026-08-30T01:05:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korean individual investors purchase net $7 bil. worth of US stocks in 2 months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/korean-individual-investors-purchase-net-7-bil-worth-of-us-stocks-in",
        "published": "2026-08-30T01:22:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}