...d No. 2 chipmaker SK hynix decreased 0.22 percent to 178,700 won. Leading battery maker LG Energy Solution lost 0.41 percent to 364,500 won, Samsung SDI edged down 0.13 percent to 386,000 won, and POSCO Future M plummeted 3.11 percent to 249,000 won. Steel giant Posco Holdings and leading chemical producer LG Chem also shed 2.5 percent and 1.7 percent to 371,000 won and 375,500 won, respectively. Auto shares also sharply lost ground, with Hyundai Motor down 3....

...r Samsung Electronics rose 0.38 percent, and No. 2 chipmaker SK hynix increased 0.78 percent. Leading battery maker LG Energy Solution climbed 0.82 percent, and its smaller rivals, Samsung SDI and Posco Future M, jumped 2.07 percent and 1.36 percent, respectively. LG Chem also advanced 1.05 percent. But carmakers lost ground, with Hyundai Motor down 1.24 percent and its smaller affiliate Kia do...

...on the other hand, marked the biggest decrease of 8.07 trillion won in the first quarter, from 100.5 trillion won to 92.4 trillion won. Naver's market cap also decreased by 6.5 trillion won, while Posco Holdings and Ecopro Materials also saw their market cap decline by 5.5 trillion won and 4.7 trillion won, respectively. The market cap of LG Chem and Posco Future M also decreased by 3.8 trillion won and 3.7 trillion won, respectively. Combining the market cap of affiliates, Samsung Group topped the list, growing 36.3 trillion won in the three month...

..., according to reports from local securities companies, Sunday. Analysts had a bleak outlook for Posco, the country's steel giant, expecting that both sales and operating profit will drop from the pr...llion) and 338 billion won, respectively. Due to the decreases in earnings of its main business, Posco Holdings’ sales and operating profit would also decrease to 18.9 trillion won and 662 billion wo...

... affiliate Hyundai Mobis plunged 3.78 percent. Battery and financial shares also lost ground. Leading battery maker LG Energy Solution dipped 0.53 percent, Samsung SDI went down 0.74 percent, and Posco Future M pulled back 1.42 percent. KB Financial Group, Shinhan Financial Group and Hana Financial Group tumbled 3.22 percent, 1.97 percent and 3.79 percent, respectively. Internet portal operato...

...undai Mobis, an auto parts making affiliate of Hyundai Motor, also climbed 3.29 percent to 251,000 won. Battery shares were mixed. Leader LG Energy Solution moved up 1.6 percent to 380,000 won and Posco Future M 0.89 percent to 282,500 won, but Samsung SDI dropped 0.85 percent to 407,500 won. IT and financial shares went south. Internet portal operator Naver sank 2.86 percent to 183,600 won, an...

...ana Financial Group dropped 4.78 percent, 3.44 percent and 4.13 percent, respectively. Samsung C&T plummeted 6.63 percent. But battery maker Samsung SDI gained 0.73 percent. Its rivals LG Energy Solution and Posco Future M lost 1.74 percent and 0.71 percent, respectively. The local currency was trading at 1,363.70 won against the dollar, down 8.80 won from the previous session's close. (Yonhap)

...o 83,600 won, while No. 2 chipmaker SK hynix climbed 0.94 percent to 182,900 won. Leading battery maker LG Energy Solution rose 0.27 percent to 374,000 won, but its smaller rivals, Samsung SDI and Posco Future M, dropped 2.14 percent and 0.53 percent to 411,000 won and 280,000 won, respectively. Auto and bio shares lost ground. Top carmaker Hyundai Motor retreated 1.94 percent to 228,000 won, a...

...er Samsung Electronics dipped 0.36 percent, while No. 2 chipmaker SK hynix climbed 0.88 percent. Leading battery maker LG Energy Solution rose 1.74 percent, Samsung SDI increased 0.36 percent, and Posco Future M jumped 3.37 percent. Auto and bio shares also gained ground. Top carmaker Hyundai Motor added 1.08 percent, and its smaller affiliate Kia soared 3.32 percent. Bio giant Samsung Biologi...

...won, and Hana Financial Group up 2.42 percent to 59,200 won. But battery shares were mixed. Leading battery maker LG Energy Solution dropped 0.8 percent to 373,000 won, and Samsung SDI dipped 0.12 percent to 420,000 won, while Posco Future M jumped 5.43 percent to 281,500 won. The local currency closed at 1,353.20 won against the dollar, down 0.40 won from the previous session's close. (Yonhap)

...ronics rose 1.07 percent, while No. 2 chipmaker SK hynix retreated 0.44 percent. Leading battery maker LG Energy Solution plunged 4.12 percent, tracking a slide in Tesla's shares. Samsung SDI and Posco Future M also lost 2.73 percent and 3 percent, respectively. But auto shares started off on a strong note, with Hyundai Motor up 3.1 percent and Kia up 3.33 percent. The local currency was tradi...

...ion and a strong economy. In Seoul, large-cap stocks were mixed. Leading carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. fell 1.5 percent, national flag carrier Korean Air Co. declined 0.9 percent, leading steelmaker Posco Holdings shed 0.6 percent and state utility Korea Electric Power Corp. was down 1.8 percent. Among gainers, market bellwether Samsung Electronics Co. rose 1.5 percent, major chipmaker SK hynix In...

...to 22,100 won. Among the decliners, market bellwether Samsung Electronics Co. fell 0.5 percent to 82,000 won, top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. declined 2.4 percent to 227,500 won, leading steelmaker Posco Holdings shed 1 percent to 418,000 won and shipbuilding group HD Hyundai was down 1 percent to 70,500 won. The local currency closed at 1,349.40 won against the greenback, down 2.2 won from the p...

...firm of Korean Air Co., gained 1.2 percent and leading refiner SK Innovation Co. was up 0.3 percent. Among decliners, top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. fell 0.4 percent, its smaller affiliate Kia Corp. declined 0.3 percent and leading steelmaker Posco Holdings shed 0.8 percent. The local currency was trading at 1,343.85 won against the dollar, up 3.35 won from the previous session's close. (Yonhap)

... Electronics rose 1.98 percent to 82,400 won, and its rival SK hynix advanced 2.69 percent to 183,000 won. Leading pharmaceutical firm Celltrion jumped 4.03 percent to 191,200 won, and steel giant Posco Holdings edged up 0.24 percent to 422,000 won. Hybe, the record label behind global superstars BTS, increased 0.44 percent to 230,000 won, and top online portal operator Naver went up 0.16 percen...