16 Jul S.Korean stocks slip as oil extends fall; won gains ahead of Fed chief’s testimony
Round-up of South Korean
financial markets:
** South Korea’s KOSPI stock index weakened on Tuesday
as crude oil prices extended falls, while the won rose ahead of
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s first congressional
testimony. Bond yields rose.
** At 06:30 GMT, the KOSPI was down 4.07 points, or 0.18
percent, at 2,297.92. The sub-index for chemicals
dropped 1.6 percent with LG Chem and Lotte Chemical
shedding 2.0 percent and 3.5 percent, respectively.
financial markets:
** South Korea’s KOSPI stock index weakened on Tuesday
as crude oil prices extended falls, while the won rose ahead of
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s first congressional
testimony. Bond yields rose.
** At 06:30 GMT, the KOSPI was down 4.07 points, or 0.18
percent, at 2,297.92. The sub-index for chemicals
dropped 1.6 percent with LG Chem and Lotte Chemical
shedding 2.0 percent and 3.5 percent, respectively.
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