South Korean shares end higher driven by gains in chip stocks

Nov 17, 2025, 14:08 GMT+7
Key points:

• KOSPI rises, foreigners net buyers
• Korean won weakens against dollar
• South Korea benchmark bond yield falls
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Reuters - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares rose on Monday as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix jumped following their pledge to beef up domestic investment after a meeting with President Lee Jae Myung. The won weakened, while the benchmark bond yield fell.
** The benchmark KOSPIclosed up 77.68 points, or 1.94%, at 4,089.25.
** Among index heavyweights, chipmaker Samsung Electronicsrose 3.50%, while peer SK Hynixgained 8.21%. Battery maker LG Energy Solutionwas flat.
** Hyundai Motorwas down 0.37% while sister automaker Kia Corpadvanced 0.34%. Steelmaker POSCO Holdingsadded 0.16%.
** Samsung Electronics and other major South Korean manufacturers unveiled domestic investment plans on Sunday, as a U.S. trade deal raised concerns investment in the United States could weaken manufacturing at home.
** Shares of Lotte Tour Developmentjumped 12.6% after reports said China warned citizens against travelling to Japan.
** Samsung Electronics this month raised prices of certain memory chips - now in short supply due to the global race to build AI data centres - by as much as 60% compared to September, two people with knowledge of the hikes said.
** Of the total 928 traded issues, 393 shares advanced, while 493 declined.
** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 518.8 billion won.
** The won was quoted at 1,458.0 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 0.34% lower than its previous close at 1,453.1.
** The KOSPI has risen 70.42% so far this year.
** The won has strengthened 1.0% against the dollar so far this year.
** In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds (KTBc1) gained 0.10 point to 105.75.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield rose by 1.4 basis points to 2.968%, while the benchmark 10-year yield0fell 0.8 basis points to 3.305%.

Sumber : Reuters