South Korean shares rise after US rate cut; battery makers jump
KOSPI rises, foreigners net buyers
Korean won little changed against dollar
South Korea benchmark bond yield falls
SEOUL, Nov 8 (Reuters) -Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares rose on Friday after the U.S. Federal Reserve lowered interest rates as widely expected, with battery makers rebounding after sharp losses earlier this week.
** The won was steady, while the benchmark bond yield fell.
** The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 was up 18.83 points, or 0.73%, at 2,583.46, as of 0117 GMT.
** The Fed cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Thursday as its policymakers began taking stock of what could become a more complex economic landscape when President-elect Donald Trump takes office next year.
** South Korea's finance minister said on Friday that authorities will respond in a timely manner if volatility heightens excessively in financial markets.
** The Bank of Korea also said it will monitor financial markets more closely.
** Among index heavyweights, chipmakers and biopharmaceutical manufacturers rose, but automakers and e-commerce firms fell.
** LG Energy Solution 373220.KS jumped 4.15% after the battery maker's subsidiary in Arizona signed a supply agreement with U.S.-based automotive manufacturer Rivian RIVN.O.
** Peers Samsung SDI 006400.KS and SK Innovation 096770.KS added 0.87% and 3.8%, respectively, after sharp losses earlier in the week on Trump's win.
** Of the total 933 traded issues, 548 shares advanced, while 305 declined.
** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 23.8 billion won ($17.15 million).
** The won was quoted at 1,385.8 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, little changed from its previous close at 1,386.0.
** In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds KTBc1 rose 0.09 point to 105.96.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield KR3YT=RR fell by 2.8 basis points to 2.895%, while the benchmark 10-year yield KR10YT=RR fell by 5.9 basis points to 3.057%.
($1 = 1,387.6600 won)
Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Rashmi Aich
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