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Stocks in South Korea fell during early trading Monday, as the Kospi Composite Index fell 1.5% to 6716.35.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 10 trillion South Korean won ($6.72 billion), Samsung Fire & Marine Ins is the biggest early laggard, tumbling 9.3%, followed by shares of SK Telecom, which tumbled 8.4%. Shares of Hyundai Engineer & Constr plunged 5.7%.
LIG Defense&Aerospace is the biggest leader this morning, rising 1.6%, and Samsung Electro-Mechanics increased 1.4%. Alteogen rounds out the top three movers, as shares rose 1.1%.
The dollar held steady against the won at 1,488.10 won.
In the bond markets, the 10-year South Korean government bond yield held steady at 4.310%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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July 19, 2026 20:31 ET (00:31 GMT)
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