SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's foreign currency deposit grew for the second straight month due to solid demand for the U.S. and the European currencies, central bank data showed Monday.

The deposit, denominated in foreign currencies, advanced 15.88 billion U.S. dollars from a month earlier to 119.43 billion dollars at the end of December 2025, after rising 1.71 billion dollars in the previous month, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK).

It marked the largest monthly increase since relevant data began in June 2012.

The U.S. dollar-denominated deposit soared 8.34 billion dollars to 95.93 billion dollars in the cited month.

The euro deposit spiked 6.35 billion dollars to 11.75 billion dollars, and the Japanese yen deposit gained 0.87 billion dollars to 9.00 billion dollars.

The Chinese yuan deposit climbed 0.31 billion dollars to 1.45 billion dollars last month.

Foreign currency deposit, possessed by companies, surged 14.07 billion dollars to 102.50 billion dollars in the same month, while the individuals-owned deposit swelled 1.82 billion dollars to 16.93 billion dollars. ■