South Korean shares post biggest drop in 3 months as chipmakers slump

Nov 14, 2025, 14:55 GMT+7Refinitiv1 min read
Key points:

• KOSPI falls, foreigners net sellers
• Korean won strengthens against dollar
• South Korea benchmark bond yield rises
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Reuters - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares fell nearly 4% on Friday, posting their biggest daily drop since early August, as chipmakers tracked heavy losses in U.S. artificial intelligence stocks.
** The benchmark KOSPIclosed down 159.06 points, or 3.81%, at 4,011.57, marking its biggest daily percentage loss since August 1.
** Wall Street ended sharply lower on Thursday, with steep losses in Nvidiaand other AI heavyweights, as investors scaled back expectations of interest rate cuts due to inflation worries and divisions among central bankers about the U.S. economy's health.
** The U.S. and South Korea released details of a trade agreement on Friday that includes a $150 billion Korean investment in the American shipbuilding sector and an additional $200 billion earmarked for industrial sectors.
** Among index heavyweights, chipmaker Samsung Electronicsfell 5.45%, while peer SK Hynixlost 8.50%. Battery maker LG Energy Solutionslid 4.44%.
** Hyundai Motorand sister automaker Kia Corpwere down 2.15% and 0.85%, respectively. Steelmaker POSCO Holdingsshed 2.33%.
** Of the total 926 traded issues, 171 shares advanced, while 719 declined.
** Foreigners were net sellers of shares worth 2.36 trillion won ($1.66 billion), the heaviest daily sell-off since August 13, 2021.
** The won was quoted at 1,461.1 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 0.34% higher than its previous close at 1,466.0.
** During the session, the won gained as much as 0.96% to 1,452.0, after authorities vowed to take measures to stabilise the currency market.
** In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds lost 0.10 point to 105.65.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield rose by 2.6 basis points to 2.954%, while the benchmark 10-year yieldrose by 4.2 basis points to 3.313%.
($1 = 1,421.4800 won)

Sumber : Reuters