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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, March 15 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean
financial markets:
** South Korean shares rebounded in early trade on Wednesday
from the previous session's lows, lifted by expectations of
Federal Reserve slowing pace of its interest-rate increases on
easing U.S. inflation.
** The won also shot up in value against the dollar, whereas
bond prices fell on profit-taking after recent sharp gains.
** The stock market's benchmark KOSPI rose 41.66
points, or 1.77%, to 2,390.63 as of 02:07 GMT, after suffering
its worst daily fall in more than five months on Tuesday.
** Technology giant Samsung Electronics rose
1.86% and peer SK Hynix lost 0.49%, while battery
maker LG Energy Solution advanced 3.10%.
** Of the total 933 issues traded, 809 shares gained.
** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 98.4 billion
won ($75.77 million).
** The won was quoted at 1,301.7 per dollar on the onshore
settlement platform , 0.72% higher than its previous
close at 1,311.1.
** In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,297.8
per dollar, up 0.5% on the day, while in non-deliverable forward
trading its one-month contract was quoted at
1,294.3.
** The KOSPI has risen 6.9% so far this year, but lost 4.1%
in the previous 30 trading sessions.
** The won has lost 2.9% against the dollar so far this
year.
** In money and debt markets, March futures on three-year
treasury bonds fell 0.21 points to 104.21.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield
rose by 14.4 basis points to 3.495%, while the benchmark 10-year
yield rose by 11.7 basis points to 3.420%.
($1 = 1,298.5900 won) (Reporting by Choonsik Yoo; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
