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KOSPI falls, foreigners net buyers
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Korean won weakens against dollar
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South Korea benchmark bond yield rises
SEOUL, May 15 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares extended their losing streak into a
fifth session by falling slightly early on Monday, with the high
U.S. inflation expectation data adding to already jittery
sentiment over U.S. debt ceiling talks.
** The benchmark KOSPI fell 9.80 points, or 0.40%,
to 2,465.62 as of 02:17 GMT.
** Technology giant Samsung Electronics rose
0.16% and peer SK Hynix lost 1.95%, while battery
maker LG Energy Solution declined 1.10%.
** Of the total 928 issues traded, 233 shares gained.
** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 53.9 billion
won ($40.80 million).
** The won was quoted at 1,338.3 per dollar on the onshore
settlement platform , 0.28% lower than its previous
close at 1,334.5.
** In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,339.3
per dollar, up 0.2% on the day, while in non-deliverable forward
trading its one-month contract was quoted at
1,336.7.
** The KOSPI has risen 10.25% so far this year, gaining 1.3%
in the previous 30 trading sessions.
** The won has lost 5.5% against the dollar so far this
year.
** In money and debt markets, June futures on three-year
treasury bonds fell 0.16 points to 104.99.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield
rose by 4.8 basis points to 3.272%, while the benchmark 10-year
yield rose by 4.1 basis points to 3.312%.
($1 = 1,320.9300 won)
(Reporting by Choonsik Yoo; Editing by Janane Venkatraman
)
