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KOSPI ends flat, foreigners net sellers
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Korean won weakens against dollar
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South Korea benchmark bond yield falls
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For the midday report, please click SEOUL, March 16 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares ended marginally lower on Thursday,
paring steep early losses, after Swiss bank Credit Suisse's
announcement of fresh borrowing plans.
** The benchmark KOSPI ended down 1.81 points, or
0.08%, at 2,377.91, after dropping as much as 1.41%.
** Credit Suisse Group AG said it intended to
borrow up to 50 billion Swiss francs ($54 billion) from the
Swiss National Bank, after Swiss regulators pledged a liquidity
lifeline to the flagship Swiss lender in an unprecedented move
by a central bank after its shares fell by as much as 30% on
Wednesday.
** Despite the KOSPI's rebound, the sub-index for banks suffered a sharp 2.1% drop in line with the globally
increased concern about the banking sector.
** Technology giant Samsung Electronics rose
0.17% and peer SK Hynix lost 0.13%, while battery
maker LG Energy Solution advanced 1.95%.
** Of the total 932 issues traded, only 223 gained.
** Foreigners were net sellers of shares worth 86.4 billion
won ($65.85 million).
** The won ended onshore trade at 1,313.0 per dollar, 0.71% lower than its previous close at 1,303.7.
** In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,312.1
per dollar, up 0.1% on the day, while in non-deliverable forward
trading its one-month contract was quoted at
1,309.1.
** The KOSPI has risen 6.33% so far this year, but lost 1.9%
in the previous 30 trading sessions.
** The won has lost 3.7% against the dollar so far this
year.
** In money and debt markets, March futures on three-year
treasury bonds rose 0.23 points to 104.50.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield
fell by 8.4 basis points to 3.392%, while the benchmark 10-year
yield fell by 2.9 basis points to 3.389%.
($1 = 1,312.0000 won)
(Reporting by Choonsik Yoo; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
