South Korean Stocks Climb 1.6%

Dow Jones03-25 17:31

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Stocks in South Korea gained Wednesday, as the Kospi Composite Index added 1.6% to 5642.21.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 10 trillion South Korean won ($6.67 billion), SamChunDang Pharm was the biggest leader during the session, jumping 19%, and LIG Nex1 jumped 15%. Hyosung Heavy Industries rounded out the top three movers, as shares jumped 11%.

APR was the biggest laggard, declining 1.2%, followed by shares of KT&G, which declined 1.1%. Shares of Korea Electric Power slipped 0.6%.

In other parts of Asia, stock indexes were up. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index added 1.1%, China's Shanghai Composite Index added 1.3% and Japan's Nikkei Stock Average gained 2.9%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index added 0.1% to 96.27. The dollar weakened 0.3% against the won to 1,500.61 won.

In the bond markets, the 10-year South Korean government bond yield declined 2 basis points to 3.840%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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March 25, 2026 05:31 ET (09:31 GMT)

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