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KOSPI flat, foreigners net buyers
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Korean won weakens against dollar
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South Korea benchmark bond yield rises
SEOUL, April 27 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares were flat on Thursday after a
five-day losing streak, as bargain hunting offset jitters about
the banking sector's health.
** The benchmark KOSPI was down 1.22 points, or
0.05%, at 2,483.61 as of 02:19 GMT.
** Samsung Electronics Co Ltd , which is heavily
weighted on KOSPI, edged down after it flagged a gradual
recovery for chips in the second half of the year after its
semiconductor division reported a record loss.
** Chipmaker SK Hynix Inc gained 0.46%, while
battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd advanced 3.17%.
** The banking sector's index slumped 1.4%,
having fallen as much as 1.9% earlier in the session.
** Of the total 927 issues traded, only 277 shares gained.
** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 70.8 billion
won ($52.8 million).
** The won was quoted at 1,340.8 per dollar on the onshore
settlement platform , 0.34% lower than its previous
close at 1,336.3.
** Currency traders shrugged off remarks by a senior
presidential official that U.S. and South Korean leaders
upgraded their commitment to cooperate on maintaining stability
in foreign exchange markets at a summit.
** In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,340.2
per dollar, down 0.2% on the day, while in non-deliverable
forward trading its one-month contract was quoted
at 1,337.2.
** The KOSPI has risen 11.05% so far this year, and gained
4.4% in the previous 30 trading sessions.
** The won has lost 5.7% against the dollar so far this
year.
** In money and debt markets, June futures on three-year
treasury bonds fell 0.01 points to 104.99.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield
rose by 0.7 basis points to 3.266%, while the benchmark 10-year
yield rose by 0.4 basis points to 3.313%.
($1 = 1,340.0500 won)
(Reporting by Choonsik Yoo; Editing by Varun H K)
