South Korean shares gain as markets gird for US election outcome
KOSPI rises, foreigners net sellers
Korean won weakens against US dollar
South Korea benchmark bond yield gains
SEOUL, Nov 6 (Reuters) -Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares rose on Wednesday, as chip and battery makers gained, with focus set on U.S. election results rolling out through the day and possibly this week.
** The won weakened, while the benchmark bond yield rose.
** The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 was up 13.03 points, or 0.51%, at 2,589.91 as of 0124 GMT.
** Republican Donald Trump is projected to win eight states, while Democrat Kamala Harris has won three states and Washington, D.C., according to Edison Research, but the outcome of the race remains uncertain with critical battleground states unlikely to be called for hours or even days.
** Major semiconductor and rechargeable battery stocks gained, while automakers fell amid varying implications of the election outcome projected by analysts for each sector.
** Trump's idea of tariffs, if implemented, is expected to negatively impact South Korean exports, while the impact of trade tensions between U.S. and China is seen mixed as some South Korean firms could gain over Chinese rivals, even as China remains Korea's biggest trading partner, analysts said.
** Chipmaker Samsung Electronics 005930.KS rose 0.17%, peer SK Hynix 000660.KS gained 2.54% and battery maker LG Energy Solution 373220.KS climbed 0.60%.
** Hyundai 005380.KS shed 0.93% and sister automaker Kia 000270.KS lost 0.82%.
** Of the total 936 traded issues, 520 shares advanced, while 328 declined.
** Foreigners net sold shares worth 76.4 billion won ($55 million).
** The won was quoted at 1,385.8 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.47% lower than its previous close at 1,379.3.
** In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds KTBc1 fell 0.08 point to 105.81.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield KR3YT=RR rose by 1.8 basis points to 2.940%, while the benchmark 10-year yield KR10YT=RR rose by 2.7 basis points to 3.100%.
($1 = 1,385.0100 won)
Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Sumana Nandy
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