South Korea shares' gains on US rate cut bets curbed by weak regional data
KOSPI rises, foreigners net buyers
Korean won strengthens against dollar
South Korea benchmark bond yield falls
SEOUL, Aug 1 (Reuters) -Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares rose on Thursday, tracking a global rally on signals of imminent rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve, but pared early gains amid weak regional economic data.
** The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 was up 8.64 points, or 0.31%, at 2,779.33 as of 0142 GMT, after rising as much as 0.85% earlier.
** "The market erased early gains amid strong profit-taking pressure after chip stocks rose sharply in the previous session," said Cho Jun-kee, analyst, SK Securities.
** Fed Chair Powell said on Wednesday rates could be cut as soon as September if the U.S. economy follows its expected path.
** South Korea's exports rose at the fastest pace in six months in July on strong chip sales but missed market expectations, data showed on Thursday.
** The country's factory activity expanded for the third straight month in July, but at a slower pace as weak domestic demand crimped output and new orders, a survey showed.
** In neighbouring China, manufacturing activity shrank in July for the first time in nine months.
** Chipmaker Samsung Electronics 005930.KS was up 0.12%, after rising as much as 2.62% earlier, while Nvidia-supplier SK Hynix 000660.KS rose by just 0.36%, compared with the U.S. chipmaker's 12.8% jump overnight.
** Among other index heavyweights, battery makers, automakers and e-commerce firms rose, but biopharmaceutical stocks fell.
** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 33.4 billion won ($24.44 million).
** The won was quoted at 1,367.7 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.15% higher than its previous close of 1,369.8.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield fell by 5.2 basis points to 2.954%, while the benchmark 10-year yield fell by 5.7 basis points to 3.009%.
($1 = 1,366.7600 won)
Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Savio D'Souza
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