There were 1,312 products issued in the retail segment in April, a six percent rise from March.

Sales volumes, at KRW5.69 trillion (US$4.33 billion), also showed growth of six percent compared to the previous month. Some 94 products were withdrawn early during the month as they did not manage to accumulate enough sales. Two of these were private placements, linked to the performance of a basket comprising Euro iStoxx 50 Monthly KRW Hedged, Kospi 200 and Nikkei 225. In April, 2,086 products worth KRW10.64 trillion matured. The best-performing product was Kiwoom New Global 100tr Club ELS