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KOSPI rises, foreigners net buyers
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Korean won strengthens against dollar
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South Korea benchmark bond yield rises
SEOUL, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares rose 1% on Tuesday, rebounding from a
more than five-week low hit in the previous session, after Wall
Street closed higher overnight. The Korean won strengthened,
while the benchmark bond yield rose.
** The benchmark KOSPI rose 24.69 points, or 1.03%,
to 2,427.33, as of 0120 GMT. The index closed the previous
session at its lowest level since Jan. 19.
** The index was set to end the month flat, after an 8.44%
jump in January - its best since December 2020.
** "Investors were seen buying the dip," said Seo Jung-hun,
an analyst at Samsung Securities. "The market is experiencing
near-term volatility."
** Technology giant Samsung Electronics rose
1.32%, peer SK Hynix gained 0.78%, and battery maker
LG Energy Solution jumped 3.54%.
** Of the total 929 issues traded, 596 shares advanced.
** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 39.2 billion
won ($29.77 million).
** The won was quoted at 1,316.3 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform , 0.51% higher than its previous close at 1,323.0.
** The currency was down 6.4% for the month, after four
straight monthly gains.
** In money and debt markets, March futures on three-year
treasury bonds fell 0.06 point to 103.40.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield
rose by 5.0 basis points to 3.723%, while the benchmark 10-year
yield rose by 6.8 basis points to 3.676%.
($1 = 1,316.7600 won)
(Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)
