S.Korean stocks slip for sixth day as chip shares dive

SEOUL: Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

South Korean shares slipped for a sixth straight session on Thursday as foreign investors offloaded heavyweight chip stocks Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The Korean won weakened, while the benchmark bond yield fell.

The benchmark KOSPI fell 12.37 points, or 0.38%, to 3,208.25 as of 0631 GMT.