South Korean shares post third straight monthly rise

LG Energy Solution

27/02/2026 07:11

KOSPI falls, foreigners net sellers

Korean won weakens against dollar

South Korea benchmark bond yield falls

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SEOUL, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

** South Korean shares fell 1% on Friday on heavy foreign selling as overnight losses in U.S. technology stocks triggered profit-booking, but they still posted a third straight rise on the month.

** The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 closed down 63.14 points, or 1%, at 6,244.13, after falling as much 2.4% and rising as much as 0.6% in volatile intra-day trade. On Thursday, it rose for a sixth straight session to a record high.

** The KOSPI climbed 20% this month, compared to a 24% gain in January.

** U.S. stocks turned sharply lower overnight, a day after earnings from artificial intelligence vanguard company Nvidia NVDA.O failed to impress investors, dragging down technology shares that had powered the market's recent rally. .N

** South Korea's exports likely rose for a ninth straight month in February as a global boom in artificial intelligence investment drove a surge in chip sales, according to a Reuters poll. The data will be reported on Sunday.

** South Korean financial markets will be closed on Monday for a public holiday.

** Chipmaker Samsung Electronics 005930.KS fell 0.69%, while peer SK Hynix 000660.KS lost 3.46%. Battery maker LG Energy Solution 373220.KS was flat.

** Hyundai Motor 005380.KS surged 10.67% to an all-time high on an investment plan to build an AI data centre and a robot manufacturing factory. Sister automaker Kia Corp 000270.KS fell 0.24%.

** Of the total 926 traded issues, 264 shares advanced, while 629 declined.

** Foreigners were net sellers of shares worth 6.83 trillion won ($4.75 billion), marking their biggest daily selloff on record.

** The won was quoted at 1,439.7 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.44% lower than its previous close at 1,433.4.

** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield KR3YT=RR fell by 1.6 basis points to 3.044%, while the benchmark 10-year yield KR10YT=RR fell by 4.9 basis points to 3.458%.

($1 = 1,437.8000 won)

 (Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Ronojoy Mazumdar)

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