South Korean Stocks Gain 1.0% In Early Trading

Like
Comment
Favorite

South Korean Stocks Gain 1.0% In Early Trading

Dow Jones03-20 08:31

This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.

Stocks in South Korea rose during early trading Friday, as the Kospi Composite Index increased 1.0% to 5819.14.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 10 trillion South Korean won ($6.72 billion), POSCO International is the biggest leader this morning, jumping 7.0%, and SK Innovation jumped 4.9%. Doosan rounds out the top three movers, as shares added 4.4%.

Samsung Life Insurance is the biggest early laggard, declining 3.5%, followed by shares of Hanwha Aerospace, which declined 2.2%. Shares of Hyundai Rotem declined 1.2%.

The dollar held steady against the won at 1,488.70 won.

In the bond markets, the 10-year South Korean government bond yield increased 2.5 basis points to 3.705%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

March 19, 2026 20:31 ET (00:31 GMT)

At the request of the copyright holder, you need to log in to view this content

Disclaimer: Investing carries risk. This is not financial advice. The above content should not be regarded as an offer, recommendation, or solicitation on acquiring or disposing of any financial products, any associated discussions, comments, or posts by author or other users should not be considered as such either. It is solely for general information purpose only, which does not consider your own investment objectives, financial situations or needs. TTM assumes no responsibility or warranty for the accuracy and completeness of the information, investors should do their own research and may seek professional advice before investing.

Report

Comment

No comments yet

Most Discussed

7x24

All

{"i18n":{"language":"en_US"},"data":{"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2620003270?lang=en_US&edition=fundamental","thumbnail":"","is_english":true,"pubTime":"2026-03-20 08:31","share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","id":"2620003270","market":"us","top_or_hot":-1,"title":"South Korean Stocks Gain 1.0% In Early Trading","media":"Dow Jones","content":"<font class=\"NormalMinus1\" face=\"Arial\">\n<p>\n  This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights. \n</p>\n<p>\n     Stocks in South Korea rose during early trading Friday, as the Kospi Composite Index increased 1.0% to 5819.14. \n</p>\n<p>\n  Among local companies with a market cap of at least 10 trillion South Korean won ($6.72 billion), POSCO International is the biggest leader this morning, jumping 7.0%, and SK Innovation jumped 4.9%. Doosan rounds out the top three movers, as shares added 4.4%. \n</p>\n<p>\n  <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SSMMF\">Samsung Life Insurance</a> is the biggest early laggard, declining 3.5%, followed by shares of Hanwha Aerospace, which declined 2.2%. Shares of Hyundai Rotem declined 1.2%. \n</p>\n<p>\n  The dollar held steady against the won at 1,488.70 won. \n</p>\n<p>\n  In the bond markets, the 10-year South Korean government bond yield increased 2.5 basis points to 3.705%. \n</p>\n<p>\n  Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet \n</p>\n<pre style=\"white-space: pre\">\n \n</pre>\n<p>\n  (END) Dow Jones Newswires\n</p>\n<p>\n  March 19, 2026 20:31 ET (00:31 GMT)\n</p>\n<p>\n  Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones &amp; Company, Inc.\n</p>\n</font>","source":null,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>South Korean Stocks Gain 1.0% In Early Trading</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nSouth Korean Stocks Gain 1.0% In Early Trading\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<div class=\"head\" \">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/150f88aa4d182df19190059f4a365e99);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Dow Jones </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2026-03-20 08:31</p>\n</div>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<font class=\"NormalMinus1\" face=\"Arial\">\n<p>\n  This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights. \n</p>\n<p>\n     Stocks in South Korea rose during early trading Friday, as the Kospi Composite Index increased 1.0% to 5819.14. \n</p>\n<p>\n  Among local companies with a market cap of at least 10 trillion South Korean won ($6.72 billion), POSCO International is the biggest leader this morning, jumping 7.0%, and SK Innovation jumped 4.9%. Doosan rounds out the top three movers, as shares added 4.4%. \n</p>\n<p>\n  <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SSMMF\">Samsung Life Insurance</a> is the biggest early laggard, declining 3.5%, followed by shares of Hanwha Aerospace, which declined 2.2%. Shares of Hyundai Rotem declined 1.2%. \n</p>\n<p>\n  The dollar held steady against the won at 1,488.70 won. \n</p>\n<p>\n  In the bond markets, the 10-year South Korean government bond yield increased 2.5 basis points to 3.705%. \n</p>\n<p>\n  Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet \n</p>\n<pre style=\"white-space: pre\">\n \n</pre>\n<p>\n  (END) Dow Jones Newswires\n</p>\n<p>\n  March 19, 2026 20:31 ET (00:31 GMT)\n</p>\n<p>\n  Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones &amp; Company, Inc.\n</p>\n</font>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","isBrief":false,"type":0,"news_type":1,"symbol":null,"symbol_name":null,"start_time":0,"source_url":"https://dowjonesnews.com/newdjn/logon.aspx?AL=N","article_id":"2620003270","we_media_id":"106","thumbnails":[],"rights":null,"url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2620003270","pubTimestamp":1773966660,"columns":[],"sourceInfo":null,"weMediaInfo":{"media_name":"Dow Jones","introduction":"Dow Jones publishes the world’s most trusted business news and financial information in a variety of media.","home_visible":0,"id":"106","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/150f88aa4d182df19190059f4a365e99"},"summary":"This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.Stocks in South Korea rose during early trading Friday, as the Kospi Composite Index increased 1.0% to 5819.14.Among local companies with a market cap of at least 10 trillion South Korean won , POSCO International is the biggest leader this morning, jumping 7.0%, and SK Innovation jumped 4.9%. Doosan rounds out the top three movers, as shares added 4.4%.Samsung Life Insurance is the biggest early laggard, declining 3.5%, followed by shares of Hanwha Aerospace, which declined 2.2%. Shares of Hyundai Rotem declined 1.2%.The dollar held steady against the won at 1,488.70 won.In the bond markets, the 10-year South Korean government bond yield increased 2.5 basis points to 3.705%.","collect":0,"end_time":0,"defaultTopTitle":"","property":[],"viewcount":null,"language":"en","relate_stocks":{},"translate_title":"韩国股市早盘上涨1.0%","themeId":"8603dabb40994e59ac78c04c930c0d49","isJumpTheme":false,"ttsUrl":null,"symbols_score_info":{},"content_text":"This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights. \n\n\n     Stocks in South Korea rose during early trading Friday, as the Kospi Composite Index increased 1.0% to 5819.14. \n\n\n  Among local companies with a market cap of at least 10 trillion South Korean won ($6.72 billion), POSCO International is the biggest leader this morning, jumping 7.0%, and SK Innovation jumped 4.9%. Doosan rounds out the top three movers, as shares added 4.4%. \n\n\nSamsung Life Insurance is the biggest early laggard, declining 3.5%, followed by shares of Hanwha Aerospace, which declined 2.2%. Shares of Hyundai Rotem declined 1.2%. \n\n\n  The dollar held steady against the won at 1,488.70 won. \n\n\n  In the bond markets, the 10-year South Korean government bond yield increased 2.5 basis points to 3.705%. \n\n\n  Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet \n\n\n \n\n\n  (END) Dow Jones Newswires\n\n\n  March 19, 2026 20:31 ET (00:31 GMT)\n\n\n  Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.","kind":"highlight","is_publish_news":false,"is_publish_highlight":false,"is_publish_live":false,"is_publish_wemedia":null,"editions":null,"column":"","sentiment":"1","news_tag":"","news_rank":0,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":0,"need_auth":true,"code":"91000000","status":"200"},"commentList":[],"hasMoreComments":false,"newsSizeData":{"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"favoriteSize":0,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false},"isCrawlerRequest":true}