South Korean Stocks Drop 1.5% In Early Trading

Dow Jones08:31

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Stocks in South Korea fell during early trading Tuesday, as the Kospi Composite Index fell 1.5% to 8657.26.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 10 trillion South Korean won ($6.61 billion), LG Innotek is the biggest early laggard, tumbling 19%, followed by shares of Samsung SDS, which tumbled 15%. Shares of LG tumbled 15%.

SK Telecom is the biggest leader this morning, surging 10%, and LG Energy Solution jumped 4.8%. Samsung Electronics rounds out the top three movers, as shares gained 2.9%.

The dollar held steady against the won at 1,513.57 won.

In the bond markets, the 10-year South Korean government bond yield increased 9.5 basis points to 4.180%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

 

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June 01, 2026 20:31 ET (00:31 GMT)

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