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Stocks in South Korea slipped during early trading Tuesday, as the Kospi Composite Index fell 0.1% to 8384.54.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 10 trillion South Korean won ($6.46 billion), LG Energy Solution is the biggest early laggard, tumbling 7.2%, followed by shares of LG Chem Ltd, which tumbled 5.4%. Shares of Ecopro tumbled 5.0%.

Meritz Financial Group is the biggest leader this morning, increasing 4.1%, and KB Financial Group gained 3.4%. Samsung Electro-Mechanics rounds out the top three movers, as shares added 2.5%.

The dollar strengthened 0.5% against the won to 1,548.02 won.

In the bond markets, the 10-year South Korean government bond yield increased 3 basis points to 4.160%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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June 29, 2026 20:31 ET (00:31 GMT)

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