Seoul: South Korean individual investors’ net purchases of overseas stocks reached a new high for a half-month period in November, driven by their aggressive investment patterns, officials here said on Sunday.

Local investors bought a net US$3.63 billion worth of foreign stocks in the first 14 days of this month, more than double the $1.77 billion recorded during the same period last month, according to the Korea Securities Depository and the Korea Center for International Finance, reports Yonhap news agency.

While U.S. stocks accounted for the bulk of the purchases, retail investors also acquired $180 million in European shares, $170 million in Hong Kong shares, and $150 million in Chinese shares. Japanese stocks were net sold to the tune of $350 million.

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