PRE-MARKET SOUTH KOREAN STOCKS NEWS: KT Corp (030200 KS) Q4 (KRW) oper. income 227.3bln (prev. loss 655.1bln Y/Y), oper. rev. rose to 6.85tln (prev. 6.58tln Y/Y); Japanese markets are closed for holiday

Korea Aerospace Industries (047810 KS) - Co. won a Philippine FA-50PH performance-based logistics project, with the contract valued at KRW 101.4bln. (Newswires)

KT Corp (030200 KS) - Co. Q4 (KRW) oper. income 227.3bln (prev. loss 655.1bln Y/Y), oper. rev. rose to 6.85tln (prev. 6.58tln Y/Y). (Newswires)

NCSoft (036570 KS) - Co. 2025 net rose 269.1% Y/Y to 347.4bln, rev. fell 4.5% Y/Y to 1.5tln. (Yonhap)

Autos - South Korean Transport Ministry ordered a recall of 39.1k Hyundai Motor (005380 KS) vehicles, 69.1k Kia Corp (000270 KS) vehicles and 9.9k BMW (BMW GY) vehicles due to defects. (Newswires)

Honda (7267 JT) - Co. 9-month (JPY) net fell 42% Y/Y to 465.4bln, rev. fell 2.2% Y/Y to 16.0tln. (Newswires)

Idemitsu Kosan (5019 JT) - Co. 9-month (JPY) net fell 59% Y/Y to 52.6bln. (Newswires)

Shimano (7309 JT) - Co. FY (JPY) net fell 56% Y/Y to 34bln, net sales rose 3.4% Y/Y to 466.2bln. (Newswires)