S.Korean shares flat as automakers counter chip gains; BTS agency jumps
KOSPI flat, foreigners net sellers
Korean won weakens against U.S. dollar
South Korea benchmark bond yield rises
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SEOUL, Oct 17 (Reuters) -Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares ended little changed on Thursday, as losses in auto and biopharmaceuticals offset chipmakers' gains.
** The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 closed marginally down, by 1.06 points, or 0.04%, at 2,609.30.
** Chipmakers extended gains after Taiwanese peer TSMC 2330.TW reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings. SK Hynix 000660.KS ended up 3.87% at its highest level since Aug. 20, while Samsung 005930.KS gained 0.34%.
** However, Hyundai Motor 005380.KS shed 4.66% and sister automaker Kia 000270.KS lost 2.66%, while Samsung Biologics 207940.KS and biopharmaceutical peer Celltrion 068270.KS dropped 2.93% and 3.52%, respectively.
** "They fell on rotational trading, with investor focus set on the semiconductor industry," said Cho Jun-kee, an analyst at SK Securities.
** HYBE 352820.KS, the agency of K-pop group BTS, climbed 7.02%, posting its biggest one-day gain since Dec. 6, 2023, and hit its highest in more than three months, following member J-Hope's discharge from the military after 18 months of duty.
** Defence stocks extended their record-hitting rallies, with Hanwha Aerospace 012450.KS up 2.3% and Hyundai Rotem 064350.KS up 1.1%, after the presidential office vowed support for winning overseas orders and amid heightening tension with North Korea.
** Of the total 938 traded issues, 359 shares advanced, while 515 declined.
** Foreigners were net sellers of shares worth 404.5 billion won ($295.7 million).
** The won was quoted at 1,368.6 per U.S. dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.30% lower than its previous close at 1,364.5.
** In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds KTBc1 fell 0.05 point to 106.04.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield KR3YT=RR rose by 1.1 basis points to 2.892%, while the benchmark 10-year yield KR10YT=RR rose by 0.2 basis points to 3.019%.
($1 = 1,367.5300 won)
Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Sumana Nandy
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