South Korea Market Review, April 2020: adapting to the status quo

Sales volumes, at KRW5.8 trillion (US$4.7 billion), were down five percent compared to March. Korea's major securities firms are experiencing a significant drop in their net profits during the first quarter this year, due to the pandemic-led global economic downturn. One hundred and twenty-nine products were withdrawn early in April as they did not accumulate enough sales, a seven percent decrease from March. Twenty-two of these were linked to the performance of an index basket, comprised of Eu