Overview
- Seoul’s benchmark KOSPI closed up 0.49% at 4,170.63, marking a fourth straight gain after the shutdown’s resolution.
- Foreign investors bought a net 1 trillion won, offsetting selling by institutions and retail traders by the close.
- Shipbuilding and energy shares led advances, with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and LG Chem posting strong gains.
- Technology names underperformed as weakness tied to SoftBank’s sale of its Nvidia stake weighed on sentiment, with Samsung Electronics and SK hynix slipping.
- The won weakened modestly, finishing near 1,466 per U.S. dollar after trading in the mid‑1,400s through the session.