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The government s plan to adopt the Corporate Value-up Program, announced on Jan. 24 to bolster the stagnating stock market, is drawing contrasting reactions from foreign investors and domestic retail investors. While foreign investors are amassing shares, retail investors are shifting their investments abroad after obtaining profits from the domestic market. ....
Expectations for the improvement in performance of corporations are rising as the government unveiled a value-up program that will target underperformers in the stock market. Investors are increasingly focused on acquiring stocks with a low price-to-book ratio (PBR), in anticipation of them rebounding. ....
Pension funds, widely regarded as major players in the Korean stock market, have maintained a selling trend so far this year, offloading approximately 1 trillion won ($748 million) worth of stocks. The continued selling has raised concerns, as it adds to the challenges faced by an already weakened stock market. ....
Prominent in the discussions leading up to the general elections this April are political promises targeting the nation s 14 million retail investors, seeking to attract their support. ....