South Korean Stocks Decrease 0.8% In Early Trading

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Stocks in South Korea slipped during early trading Wednesday, as the Kospi Composite Index declined 0.8% to 8660.45.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 10 trillion South Korean won ($6.61 billion), Daewoo Engineering is the biggest early laggard, tumbling 5.5%, followed by shares of Samsung SDS, which fell 4.4%. Shares of Hyundai Engineer & Constr declined 3.9%.

Korea Electric Power is the biggest leader this morning, jumping 7.8%, and Jusung Engineering jumped 6.8%. SK Square rounds out the top three movers, as shares surged 6.3%.

The dollar strengthened 0.3% against the won to 1,513.87 won.

In the bond markets, the 10-year South Korean government bond yield declined 1 basis point to 4.120%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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June 16, 2026 20:31 ET (00:31 GMT)

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