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KOSPI rises, foreigners net buyers
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Korean won slightly down against dollar
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South Korea benchmark bond yield flat
SEOUL, April 12 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares rose for a fourth straight session on Wednesday, though marginally, amid subdued sentiment ahead of U.S. inflation data.
** The Korean won and the benchmark bond yield were also
little changed.
** The benchmark KOSPI was up 6.67 points, or 0.26%,
at 2,554.53 as of 0122 GMT, after rising as much as 0.53% to its
highest level since June 10, 2022.
** "Investors are mostly taking a passive approach ahead of
U.S. inflation data," said Seo Sang-young, analyst at Mirae
Asset Securities.
** U.S. inflation likely slowed in March to 5.2% from 6.0%
in February , in annual terms, according to a Reuters
survey. The data is due to be released later on Wednesday.
** Technology giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd fell 0.46%, peer SK Hynix Inc lost 0.98%, and
battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd declined 1.48%.
** Hyundai Motor Co jumped 2.71% and Hyundai
Mobis Co Ltd climbed 5.43%, following the automaker
group's announcement that it would invest 24 trillion won
($18.14 billion) in the electric vehicle industry through 2030.
Kia Corp was down 0.12%.
** POSCO Holdings Inc rose 4.79% as the company
agreed with Japanese automaker Honda for expanded cooperation in
steel and battery materials.
** Of the total 925 issues traded, 604 shares rose.
** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 83.7 billion
won.
** The won was quoted at 1,322.4 per dollar on the onshore
settlement platform , 0.02% lower than its previous
close.
** In money and debt markets, June futures on three-year
treasury bonds fell 0.08 point to 105.07.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield
rose by 0.3 basis point (bps) to 3.241%, while the benchmark
10-year yield rose by 0.2 bp to 3.265%.
($1 = 1,323.7200 won)
(Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Sonia Cheema)
