The KOSPI retreated 2.18% as heavyweight Samsung Electronics missed quarterly net profit forecasts, triggering widespread declines in major industrial, automotive, and battery stocks. Battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution took the brunt of the selloff with a plunge of over 9%, contributing to an overwhelmingly negative market breadth of 766 declining issues against just 118 gainers. Despite the sharp equity pullback, the South Korean won strengthened against the dollar, and foreign funds recorded net purchases exceeding 380 billion won.
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South Korean financial authorities and the central bank stand ready to deploy stabilizati…: South Korean financial authorities and the central bank stand ready to deploy stabilization measures if market volatility continues to intensify.
Foreign participants maintained a positive posture toward domestic equities by recording…: Foreign participants maintained a positive posture toward domestic equities by recording net purchases worth 380.8 billion won.
Domestic fixed-income yields eased lower while the South Korean won climbed 0.72% against…: Domestic fixed-income yields eased lower while the South Korean won climbed 0.72% against the United States dollar.
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The benchmark KOSPI index was down 131.04 points, or 2.18%, at 5,881.40 as of 0132 GMT, having risen more than 1% earlier in the session, the report stated.
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Samsung Electronics fell 4.13%, erasing its earlier gains after the company’s third-quarter net profit came in below market expectations. Rival chipmaker SK Hynix was up 1.14%, although it too pared gains during the session.
South Korean authorities signalled vigilance amid the market volatility. The country’s finance minister pledged an immediate response if volatility intensified, while the Bank of Korea said it was closely monitoring domestic financial market conditions.
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Losses extended across several heavyweight stocks. Battery maker LG Energy Solution plunged 9.37%, while Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp fell 2.70% and 1.76%, respectively. Steelmaker POSCO Holdings declined 3.01%. Samsung BioLogics bucked the trend, rising 0.15%, as per the report.
Market breadth remained firmly negative, with 766 stocks declining against 118 advancing among the…
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