U.S. President Trump said he had a good conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Carney last night.

Korea Financial Investment Association said on the 19th that as of the 18th investor deposits at domestic securities firms stood at 104.755 tln won, up 4.0447 tln won from the previous trading day (14th) and above the 100 tln won threshold. Absent new IPO subscription demand, a single-day rise of about 4 tln won is unusually large. Margin loan (credit financing) balances rose 237 bln won to 31.1045 tln won, the highest this month. Receivables from ultra-short-term financing increased to 920.2 bln won from 867.0 bln won, while forced liquidations tied to unpaid receivables amounted to 6.4 bln won, or 0.7% of receivables. Market participants link the flows to recent KOSPI gains and say rising deposits and leverage suggest retail investor sentiment may be gradually recovering.

Target (TGT.N) shares fell 4% in premarket trading after the company reported results.