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SEOUL: Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

South Korean shares rise; domestic political developments in focus

  • South Korean shares edged lower on Friday, tracking overnight declines on Wall Street, but were still set for a fourth straight week of gains.

  • The benchmark KOSPI was down 4.50 points, or 0.18%, at 2,522.99 as of 0416 GMT.

  • The index has risen 0.5% this week, after a 3% jump in the previous week.

  • US stocks dipped on Thursday as a jump in the prior session cooled, while investors eyed the most recent corporate earnings and gauged economic data to determine the path of Federal Reserve rate cuts.

  • South Korea’s acting president on Friday ordered to closely monitor new policies of the incoming US administration, ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week, and to make efforts to keep financial markets stable.

  • Among index heavyweights, chipmaker Samsung Electronics fell 1.47%, but peer SK Hynix gained 2.86%. Battery maker LG Energy Solution slipped 0.14%.

  • Hyundai Motor shed 2.97% and sister automaker Kia Corp fell 1.84%.

  • Search engine Naver and instant messenger Kakao were up 1.21% and down 0.95%, respectively.

  • Of the total 943 traded issues, 389 shares advanced and 488 declined.

  • Foreigners were net sellers of shares worth 314.3 billion won ($215.8 million).

  • The won was quoted at 1,455.5 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, up 0.14% from its previous close.

  • In money and debt markets, March futures on three-year treasury bonds rose 0.23 point to 106.93.

  • The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield fell 2.5 basis points to 2.567%, while the benchmark 10-year yield fell 0.7 bps to 2.796%.

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