Securities Settlement Amount Hits 4,701 Trillion Won in H1, Up 41.3% Year-on-Year

In the first half of this year, the total securities settlement amount processed through the Korea Securities Depository reached 4,701 trillion won, representing an increase of 29.3% compared to the previous half and a 41.3% rise compared to the same period last year.

According to the Korea Securities Depository on July 21, the equity settlement amount stood at 993.5 trillion won, which is 174.8% higher than the previous half and 314.5% higher than the same period last year. The bond settlement amount reached 3,707.5 trillion won, up 13.2% from the previous half and 20.1% from a year earlier.

The on-exchange stock market settlement amount totaled 436.3 trillion won, up 174.7% from the previous half. Trading volume reached 12,095.2 trillion won, up 156.3% from the previous half. The netting rate was 96.4%, down 0.2 percentage points from the previous half.

The on-exchange bond market settlement amount was 350.5 trillion won, down 12.5% from the previous half. Trading volume recorded 1,095.4 trillion won, down 32.6% from the previous half. The netting rate was 68.0%, down 7.3 percentage points from the previous half.

The institutional investor equity settlement amount totaled 557.2 trillion won, up 174.8% compared to the previous half. Trading volume amounted to 6,207.9 trillion won, up 154.5% compared to the previous half. The netting rate stood at 91.0%, down 0.7 percentage points from the previous half.

The institutional investor bond settlement amount was 3,357 trillion won, up 16.8% from the previous half. Trading volume totaled 4,608.6 trillion won, up 15% from the previous half. The netting rate was 27.2%, down 1.1 percentage points from the previous half.

By bond type, government bonds accounted for the largest share of settlement amounts at 901 trillion won (52.8%), followed by financial debentures at 470.6 trillion won (27.6%), and special bonds at 130.3 trillion won (7.6%).

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