South Korea stocks post weekly decline as chips drag
KOSPI falls, foreigners net sellers
Korean won strengthens against dollar
South Korea benchmark bond yield rises
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SEOUL, Oct 18 (Reuters) -Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares posted a weekly decline on Friday, as foreign investors sold local shares for a third session amid concerns about global chip demand. The won strengthened, while the benchmark bond yield rose.
** The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 closed down 15.48 points, or 0.59%, at 2,593.82. For the week, the index declined 0.12%.
** Among index heavyweights, chipmaker Samsung Electronics 005930.KS fell 0.84% and peer SK Hynix 000660.KS lost 4.44%, while battery maker LG Energy Solution 373220.KS slid 2.14%.
** Samsung Electronics 005930.KS has postponed taking deliveries of ASML ASML.AS chipmaking equipment for its upcoming factory in Texas as it has yet to win any major customers for the project, three people familiar with the matter said.
** South Korea's foreign exchange authorities are considering more measures to boost market liquidity during extended trading hours, an official said.
** Hyundai Motor 005380.KS shed 0.42% and sister automaker Kia Corp 000270.KS lost 0.11%, while search engine Naver 035420.KS and instant messenger Kakao 035720.KS were up 1.03% and up 3.08%, respectively.
** Of the total 936 traded issues, 269 shares advanced, while 592 declined.
** Foreigners were net sellers of shares worth 479.7 billion won ($349.80 million).
** The won was quoted at 1,369.7 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.22% higher than its previous close.
** In offshore trading, the won KRW= was quoted at 1,370.0 per dollar, down 0.0% on the day, while in non-deliverable forward trading its one-month contract KRW1MNDFOR= was quoted at 1,367.1.
** The won has lost 6.0% against the dollar so far this year.
** In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds KTBc1 fell 0.04 point to 105.97.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield KR3YT=RR rose by 1.7 basis points to 2.905%, while the benchmark 10-year yield KR10YT=RR rose by 4.7 basis points to 3.062%.
($1 = 1,371.3700 won)
Reporting by Cynthia Kim; Editing by Rashmi Aich
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