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KOSPI rises, foreigners net sellers
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Korean won strengthens against dollar
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South Korea benchmark bond yield rises
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For the midday report, please click SEOUL, March 15 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares rose more than 1% on Wednesday,
recovering part of their losses in the prior session as concerns
eased about the U.S. banking sector's troubles and the U.S.
interest rate policy outlook.
** The stock market's benchmark KOSPI ended 30.75
points, or 1.31%, higher at 2,379.72, recovering half the 61.63
points lost on Tuesday.
** The sub-index for South Korean banks also
posted a gain of 1.2% after Tuesday's drop of more than 3%.
** Technology giant Samsung Electronics rose
1.36% and peer SK Hynix lost 2.47%, while battery
maker LG Energy Solution advanced 3.10%.
** Of the total 933 issues traded, 716 shares gained.
** Foreigners were net sellers of shares worth 80.7 billion
won ($61.9 million).
** The won ended onshore trade at 1,303.7 per
dollar, 0.57% higher than its previous close at 1,311.1.
** In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,304.5
per dollar, up 0.0% on the day, while in non-deliverable forward
trading its one-month contract was quoted at
1,301.1.
** The KOSPI has risen 6.41% so far this year, but lost 4.1%
in the previous 30 trading sessions.
** The won has lost 3.0% against the dollar so far this
year.
** In money and debt markets, March futures on three-year
treasury bonds fell 0.16 points to 104.26.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield
rose by 13.1 basis points to 3.482%, while the benchmark 10-year
yield rose by 11.8 basis points to 3.421%.
($1 = 1,303.8300 won)
(Reporting by Choonsik Yoo; Editing by Varun H K)
