The country’s ELS and ELB structures recorded higher sales in the first half of the year, according to the central securities depository’s report. Capital-at-risk ELS' outstanding have turned around a declining trend since H1 2022.

The outstanding balance of equity-linked securities (ELS) and equity-linked bonds (ELBs) in Korea edged up over five percent to KRW53.6 trillion (US$38.6 billion) by the end of the first half of the year compared to the same period last year, according to the Korea Securities Depository's (KSD) half-year report released on Monday (21 July). ELS products, also known as capital-at-risk autocallable structures in other markets, saw their outstanding balance rebound for the first time after a consi