Hyundai Shares Climb After Quarterly Earnings Top Forecasts

  • Helped by weakness in Korean won, strong SUV and Genesis sales
  • Uncertain outlook due to Chinese lockdowns, commodity prices

Customers browse a Hyundai Genesis GV80 crossover SUV in Shanghai.

Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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Hyundai Motor Co. shares rose the most in two weeks after the company’s first-quarter operating income beat analyst expectations, jumping 16% from a year earlier as a weaker Korean won offset supply-chain snags.

The shares closed up 1.1% in Seoul after rising as high as 2.5%.