Overview

• The KOSPI closed Tuesday at 2,637.22, reversing earlier gains and signaling investor caution.
• Samsung Electronics and SK hynix shares each lost around 0.5 percent at Tuesday’s open, leading declines in top-cap names.
• Battery and chemical firms LG Energy Solution and LG Chem had driven Monday’s rally with gains near 4 percent and 2.5 percent respectively.
• President Trump’s threat of 25 percent tariffs on non-U.S.-manufactured smartphones triggered last Friday’s sell-off on Wall Street and sustained pressure on Asian markets.
• The won weakened past 1,366 per dollar on Tuesday as uncertainty persists over a 90-day U.S. tariff suspension set to expire in July.