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Foreign investors have reversed course on South Korean semiconductor shares, turning net sellers for three consecutive trading sessions beginning on the 9th, according to a fact-check that found the claim consistent with primary market records. The verification, logged on September 14, drew on a review of five primary sources and confirmed both the change in direction and the three-day duration of the selling streak in the sector at the heart of Korea's chip-driven economy.
The claim under review stated that foreign investors, previously net buyers of semiconductor stocks, pivoted to selling and sustained the selling across three straight sessions starting on the 9th. No specific trade values or share counts were attached to the claim; the questions examined were whether foreign order flow in the sector had turned negative and whether it stayed negative for the full three-day span.
The verification team checked the claim against five primary sources covering the sessions in question and found nothing that contradicted the stated pattern. The record confirmed that the selling began on the 9th and continued for three consecutive trading days, matching the claim in both timing and duration. Researchers logged the final judgment in the fact-check file dated September 14.
Foreign order flow is among the most closely watched indicators in Seoul's market, where semiconductor heavyweights Samsung Electronics and SK hynix anchor trading activity. A swing from net buying to net selling by overseas investors is frequently read as a gauge of global sentiment toward memory chips and AI hardware, giving the three-day stretch of sales from the 9th added weight for investors tracking the sector. On the basis of the source review, the claim that foreign investors turned to net selling of semiconductor stocks for three consecutive sessions from the 9th stands as True.