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KOSPI falls for fifth straight session
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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, April 26 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares fell for a fifth straight session on
Wednesday, logging their longest losing streak since late
December, as global banking worries re-emerged and offset
heavyweights' gains on earnings boost.
** The Korean won weakened, while the benchmark bond yield
fell.
** The benchmark KOSPI ended down 4.19 points, or
0.17%, at 2,484.83, marking its lowest closing level since April
6.
** "There was some caution as U.S. regional bank noises
reappeared externally, while investors also awaited the outcome
of the U.S.-South Korea summit," said analyst Choi Yoo-june at
Shinhan Securities.
** SK Hynix Inc jumped 2.22% as the chipmaker
expected market conditions to improve from the second half of
this year due to production cuts, although it posted a record
first-quarter operating loss. Bigger rival Samsung Electronics rose 0.79%.
** LG Energy Solution Ltd climbed 2.90% as its
quarterly profit more than doubled on benefits from U.S.
electric-vehicle subsidies.
** Online platform giants Naver and Kakao rose 1.07% and 0.89%, respectively, tracking U.S.
stock futures' gains on robust earnings of U.S. big techs.
** LG Display Co Ltd dropped 2.22% as the
display panel maker reported a fourth straight quarterly loss
that trailed estimates.
** Seoul Citi Gas Co Ltd , Daesung Holdings Co
Ltd and Samchully Co Ltd fell by nearly
30% each to their daily lower limits for a third straight
session.
** Of the total 933 issues traded, 321 shares rose.
** Foreigners were net sellers of shares worth 97.1 billion
won ($72.7 million).
** The won ended onshore trade 0.31% lower at
1,336.3 per dollar, after touching a five-month low of 1,340.5.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield
fell by 1.6 basis points to 3.247%, while the benchmark 10-year
yield fell by 2.8 basis points to 3.294%.
($1 = 1,336.0700 won)
(Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Varun H K)
