Auto, battery makers drag South Korean stocks lower on US tariff worries
KOSPI falls, foreigners net sellers
Korean won weakens against US dollar
South Korea benchmark bond yield falls
SEOUL, Nov 26 (Reuters) -Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares fell on Tuesday as auto and battery makers dropped amid U.S. tariff worries. The won weakened, while the benchmark bond yield fell.
** The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 was down 15.32 points, or 0.60%, at 2,519.02 as of 0252 GMT.
** U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday pledged big tariffs on the United States' three largest trading partners - Canada, Mexico and China - detailing how he will implement campaign promises that could trigger trade wars.
** The Transport Equipment Index .KS42 dropped 1.7%, with Kia 000270.KS, which runs a factory in Mexico, shedding 0.7%.
** Battery maker LG Energy Solution 373220.KS slid 2.4%, tracking its U.S. customer Tesla's TSLA.O overnight loss of 4% on uncertainty over electric vehicle (EV) subsidies. Peer Samsung SDI 006400.KS lost 0.5%.
** Meanwhile, the Bank of Korea on Thursday is expected to keep key policy rate at 3.25% to support the won, according to a Reuters poll, with a majority of economists forecasting at least three rate cuts next year.
** Among other index heavyweights, e-commerce firms gained, biopharmaceutical manufacturers slipped, while chipmakers were little changed.
** Of the total 938 traded issues, 461 advanced and 417 declined.
** Foreigners net sold shares worth 63.9 billion won ($45.65 million).
** The won was quoted at 1,402.7 per U.S. dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.26% lower than its previous close at 1,399.0.
** In the money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds KTBc1 rose 0.07 point to 106.39.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield KR3YT=RR fell 3.2 basis points to 2.747%, while the benchmark 10-year yield KR10YT=RR shed 5.7 basis points to 2.882%.
($1 = 1,399.7400 won)
Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Sumana Nandy
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