Korean Investors Snap Up Nikkei-Linked Structures

Structured products linked to the Nikkei 225 are becoming popular with retail investors in South Korea, despite the nation’s traditional aversion to the Japanese index. Market officials in the country have seen a recent uptick in the volume of transactions, colloquially referred to as high fives in Korea, which in this case involve the combination of the Nikkei with the Kospi.