South Korea’s DLS post record outstanding balance

The balance amounted to KRW31.6 trillion (US$22.3 billion) on 30 September, up 16.2% year-on-year (YoY), or an increase of 7.8% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ). It represented an 8.6% decline from the peak seen last time at the end of Q1 2020, according to the Korea Securities Depository (KSD). By underlying type, the Kopsi 200 and HSCEI contributed to KRW753.5 billion and KRW633.3 billion, respectively. The outstanding balance of Kospi 200-linked products has been growing steadily from June to August