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Stocks in South Korea climbed during early trading Tuesday, as the Kospi Composite Index added 2.2% to 8731.51.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 10 trillion South Korean won ($6.60 billion), LIG Defense&Aerospace is the biggest leader this morning, jumping 17%, and Hanwha Systems jumped 9.4%. Hanwha Aerospace rounds out the top three movers, as shares jumped 7.5%.

Korean Air Lines is the biggest early laggard, dropping 2.7%, followed by shares of HD Hyundai Heavy Inds, which fell 2.1%. Shares of SK Telecom fell 2.1%.

The dollar strengthened 0.1% against the won to 1,515.47 won.

In the bond markets, the 10-year South Korean government bond yield declined 8 basis points to 4.130%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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June 15, 2026 20:31 ET (00:31 GMT)

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