S.Korea shares achieve for 3rd day on chip enhance, foreign purchasing

    * KOSPI sets document higher, foreigners net prospective buyers
    * KRW hits strongest because June 2018 vs USD
    * South Korea benchmark bond produce falls

    SEOUL, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Spherical-up of South Korean economical
markets:
    
    ** South Korean shares extended gains on Thursday to contact a
new document superior, boosted by chip shares and international shopping for. The
received strengthened to its optimum considering that June 2018, even though the
benchmark bond yield fell.
    
    ** The benchmark KOSPI         rose 5.43 factors, or .20%,
to 2,681.33 by 0211 GMT, established for a third straight get.
    
    ** The country's money markets opened an hour later on than
typical at 0100 GMT due to a nationwide school entrance exam. The
inventory marketplace will near an hour later than usual at 0730 GMT,
though the international trade current market will shut at the normal 0630
GMT.             
    
    ** Chip giants Samsung Electronics             and SK Hynix
            jumped as much as 1.44% and 5.05%, respectively, and
for a third straight day to their record highs.
    
    ** Shares of Hyundai Motor             ended up up 4.38%, although
those people of Celltrion             and its affiliates attained on
hopes of conditional acceptance for the use of its COVID-19 drug,
CT-P59.
    
    ** Meanwhile, the country's parliament on Wednesday permitted
expanding upcoming year's finances by web 2.2 trillion won ($1.99
billion) to its prepared 555.8 trillion won, to cushion the
financial fallout from the coronavirus outbreak and to secure
vaccines.             
    
    ** Foreigners were being internet customers of 48.8 billion received ($44.44
million) worth of shares on the key board.
    
    ** The won was quoted at 1,098.6 for each greenback on the onshore
settlement platform           , .20% larger than its earlier
close at 1,100.8, the strongest since June 2018.
    
    ** In offshore trading, the won        was quoted at
1,098.3, although in non-deliverable ahead investing its 1-thirty day period
deal               was quoted at 1,098.2.
    
    ** In funds and credit card debt markets, December futures on 3-12 months
treasury bonds         rose .02 place to 111.59.
    
    ** The most liquid 3-year Korean treasury bond yield fell by
.1 basis issue to .981%.

 ($1 = 1,098.0000 gained)

 (Reporting by Joori Roh Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)
  
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