South Korean Stocks Gain 2.0% In Morning Trading

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May 26

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Stocks in South Korea climbed during early trading Tuesday, as the Kospi Composite Index rose 2.0% to 8008.19.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 10 trillion South Korean won ($6.61 billion), LG Innotek is the biggest leader this morning, surging 17%, and Daewoo Engineering surged 10%. Samsung Electro-Mechanics rounds out the top three movers, as shares jumped 9.0%.

Woori Financial Group is the biggest early laggard, falling 3.2%, followed by shares of LG Electronics, which declined 2.5%. Shares of LIG Defense&Aerospace fell 2.3%.

The dollar held steady against the won at 1,513.01 won.

In the bond markets, the 10-year South Korean government bond yield was flat at 4.145%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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