Barclays Plc says a move by South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) to temporarily suspend portfolio rebalancing is amplifying swings in the country’s stock market and adding pressure to the won. According to the account cited by both outlets, the pause reduces the usual trading and adjustment activity tied to rebalancing, which can make price moves more pronounced when markets react to other factors. Barclays links the change in NPS behavior to heightened volatility, noting that the NPS is a major institutional investor and that its rebalancing actions can influence market liquidity and demand for equities and related risk exposures. The reports also indicate that the impact is not limited to stocks, as the same shift in the NPS’s portfolio management affects currency conditions, contributing to pressure on the won. The articles attribute these observations specifically to Barclays’ assessment and do not provide additional details about the duration of the pause or the specific trades affected.