SEOUL, May 9 (Reuters) - Foreign investors boosted their
holdings of South Korean domestic bonds for the second
consecutive month in April and by the largest amount in 16
months, data showed on Tuesday.
Foreign investment in local bonds rose by a net 4.69
trillion won ($3.55 billion) in April on top of a 3.06 trillion
won increase in March, the Financial Supervisory Service data
showed. It was the biggest amount since December 2021.
As of the end of April, foreigners held 9.3% of the total,
unchanged from a month before, the data showed.
($1 = 1,320.9300 won)
(Reporting by Younah Moon; Writing by Choonsik Yoo; Editing by
Jacqueline Wong)
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