South Korean shares turn higher on dip buying after strong exports

SEOUL, Nov 2 (Reuters) - A round-up of South Korean financial markets:

** South Korean shares recovered early losses to turn higher on Monday, as strong exports fuelled dip-buying sentiment.

** The benchmark KOSPI was up 19.49 points, or 0.34%, at 5,750.23 as of 0157 GMT, after falling nearly 2% earlier in the session.

** The index opened lower, tracking Wall Street's losses on worries about AI-related companies' massive spending on the nascent technology.

** "The stock market is again in over-sold territory, and fundamentals are solid with earnings forecasts improving," said Han Ji-young, an analyst at Kiwoom Securities.