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Stocks in South Korea slipped during early trading Friday, as the Kospi Composite Index dropped 0.4% to 7616.60.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 10 trillion South Korean won ($6.47 billion), Jusung Engineering is the biggest early laggard, plunging 9.7%, followed by shares of POSCO Future M, which tumbled 7.0%. Shares of Ecopro BM plunged 6.8%.

Hanwha Aerospace is the biggest leader this morning, gaining 3.7%, and Shinhan Financial Group gained 2.9%. Celltrion rounds out the top three movers, as shares rose 2.5%.

The dollar strengthened 0.4% against the won to 1,545.88 won.

In the bond markets, the 10-year South Korean government bond yield fell 2.5 basis points to 4.190%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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July 02, 2026 20:31 ET (00:31 GMT)

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