South Korean shares tick up after Wall Street gains

SEOUL, Nov 23 (Reuters) – Round-up of South Korean financial markets: ** South Korean shares rose on Thursday after Wall Street ticked higher on optimism that the U.S. Federal Reserve may be done raising interest rates and that the economy remains resilient. The won strengthened, while the benchmark bond yield fell. ** The benchmark KOSPI rose 9.95 points, or 0.40%, to 2,521.65 by 02:01 GMT. ** Among index heavyweights, chipmaker Samsung Electronics fell 0.14% and peer SK Hynix lost 0.38%, while battery maker LG Energy Solution climbed 1.70%. ** Hyundai Motor added 0.87% and sister automaker Kia Corp gained 1.32%, while search engine Naver and instant messenger Kakao were unchanged and up 0.20%, respectively. ** All three major U.S. stock…

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