South Korean stocks set for second weekly decline on tech slump
KOSPI falls, foreigners net sellers
Korean won strengthens against dollar
South Korea benchmark bond yield falls
SEOUL, Sept 6 (Reuters) -Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares slipped on Friday and were set to post a second weekly drop, after local chipmakers tracked a slump in their Wall Street peers earlier in the week and as investors maintained a cautious stance ahead of U.S. employment data.
** The won strengthened, while the benchmark bond yield fell.
** The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 was down 19.13 points, or 0.74%, at 2,556.37, as of 0300 GMT.
** Among index heavyweights, chipmaker Samsung Electronics 005930.KS rose 0.3%, while peer SK Hynix 000660.KS lost 1.57%. Battery maker LG Energy Solution 373220.KS slid 0.61%.
** Shares of Hyundai Motor 005380.KS shed 0.22% and sister automaker Kia Corp 000270.KS gained 0.2%, while search engine Naver 035420.KS and instant messenger Kakao 035720.KS were down 1% and down 1.31%, respectively.
** Of the total 934 traded issues, 128 shares advanced, while 779 declined.
** There is a lot riding on the U.S. non-farm payrolls report after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said policymakers do not welcome any further weakening in the labour market, laying the ground for a September rate cut.
** Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida makes a whirlwind visit to South Korea on Friday, seeking to seal a newfound partnership between the neighbours, which will be tested by imminent changes of leaders in Tokyo and Washington.
** Foreigners were net sellers of shares worth 175.1 billion won on the main board on Friday.
** The won was quoted at 1,331.6 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.14% higher than its previous close at 1,333.5.
** In offshore trading, the won KRW= was quoted at 1,331.5 per dollar, up 0.1% on the day, while in non-deliverable forward trading its one-month contract KRW1MNDFOR= was quoted at 1,328.6.
** The KOSPI has fallen 3.73% so far this year, and lost 6.6% in the previous 30 trading sessions.
** The won has lost 3.3% against the dollar so far this year.
** In money and debt markets, September futures on three-year treasury bonds KTBc1 rose 0.03 point to 105.89.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield fell 0.1 basis points to 2.900%, while the benchmark 10-year yield slipped 1.1 basis points to 3.015%.
Reporting by Cynthia Kim; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips
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