Episode Description:
Korean companies have nearly stopped selling treasury stock — and the numbers are stark.
After regulators tightened rules on exchangeable bonds backed by treasury shares, listed firms logged just one treasury share disposal in two months, with the disposal ratio collapsing to 0.7 percent from 32.3 percent. We also recap the market close: KOSPI at 6,579.48, up 0.26 percent after a volatile afternoon, KOSDAQ at 790.21, and the won at 1,359.3.
Sources:
Treasury Share Disposals Disappear After EB Rules: Just One Case in Two Months — Seoul Economic Daily, 2026-09-04
Big Investors Urged to Abandon Old Asset Allocation Formulas Amid Geopolitical Shifts — Seoul Economic Daily, 2026-09-04
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AI PRISM is Seoul Economic Daily's WAN-IFRA award-winning newsroom AI series, delivering Korean economic news adapted for global audiences. Episodes are produced with AI assistance and reviewed by a human editor.
Tags:
#Korea #KOSPI #KOSDAQ #TreasuryShares #Buybacks #Regulation #Markets #AIPRISM #SeoulEconomicDaily #WANIFRA
