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Retail Buys Samsung Preferred, Foreigners Buy SK hynix; After-Market Flows Diverge

Korean media report that retail investors concentrated on Samsung Electronics preferred shares while foreign investors bought SK hynix, splitting after-market flows. The divergence reflects differing preferences for the two memory leaders and may affect short-term relative strength, but has limited fundamental impact.

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한국금융신문 · 10-11 12:00 KST
Korea Weekly Flows: Institutions Buy SK Square, Foreigners Isu Petasys, Retail SK Hynix
Korea Financial News compiled KOSPI weekly net-buy rankings for Oct 6-8: retail investors bought SK Hynix most, institutions favored SK Square and foreigners Isu Petasys. This is flow data only with no fundamental change, so impact on Hynix shares is limited.
파이낸셜뉴스 · 10-11 10:36 KST
Retail buys Samsung preferred, foreigners buy SK hynix; after-market flows diverge
In Korea's after-market session, retail money favored Samsung Electronics preferred shares while foreign investors concentrated on SK hynix, showing divergent preferences within the memory chip sector. Sustained foreign net buying is typically a positive signal for hynix, but limited after-hours volume makes the near-term stock impact neutral; watch follow-through flows.