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  • Seoul shares up 0.46 pct in late morning trade
    Seoul shares up 0.46 pct in late morning trade
    South Korean stocks traded 0.46 percent higher late Thursday morning, led by gains in techs and financial firms.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 8.82 points to 1,922.85 as of 11:20 a.m.Tech shares gathered ground, with Samsung Electronics rising 0.39 percent and top chipmaker SK hynix adding 0.55 percent. Flat panel maker LG Display gained 0.36 percent.Financial firms also traded higher, ...
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Seoul shares up 0.46 pct in late morning trade

Aug. 1, 2013 - 11:50 By 윤민식
South Korean stocks traded 0.46 percent higher late Thursday morning, led by gains in techs and financial firms.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 8.82 points to 1,922.85 as of 11:20 a.m.

Tech shares gathered ground, with Samsung Electronics rising 0.39 percent and top chipmaker SK hynix adding 0.55 percent. Flat panel maker LG Display gained 0.36 percent.

Financial firms also traded higher, with Shinhan Financial moving up 1.46 percent and KB Financial adding 1.83 percent. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance advanced 2.08 percent.

The local currency was changing hands at 1,119.95 won against the greenback as of 11:20 a.m., up 3.55 won from Wednesday's close. (Yonhap News)



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