South Korean defense stocks experienced significant gains in line with global trends due to heightened security concerns stemming from the russia-ukraine war, with notable increases in companies like hanwha aerospace and hyundai rotem.

Shares in hanwha aerospace surged as much as 16.67%.

Shares in Korea Aerospace gained as much as 7.77%.

hyundai rotem shares rose as much as 11.51%.

Shares in lig nex1, which manufactures arms and aerospace equipment, gained as much as 7.76%.

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