Monday, July 4, 2016

S.Korea stocks retreat after 6-day rally, won inches down

* Foreigners set to be sellers after 5 days of stock buying

* Markets cautious before key U.S. data release

SEOUL, July 5 (Reuters) - South Korean shares pulled back

early on Tuesday as investors took profits after a six-day

rally, while the won was pressured for a second session.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) was

down 0.3 percent at 1,988.53 points as of 0153 GMT.

The won was quoted at 1,153.1 per dollar, down

0.5 percent compared with Tuesday's close of 1,146.9

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