Korean investors snap up W1.2tr of SpaceX shares on debut

South Korean retail investors snapped up more than 1 trillion won ($661 million) worth of SpaceX shares on the company's stock market debut, underscoring the intense local appetite for the Elon Musk-led space firm.

It is rare for a single US-listed stock to attract more than 1 trillion won in net buying from Korean retail investors in a single session, making SpaceX one of the biggest overseas stock purchases by Korean retail investors in recent years.

According to financial industry sources Wed ...