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Lower oil prices improve mood on Kospi

Korean stocks finished higher yesterday, ending a three-day losing streak, as investor sentiment was buoyed by falling oil prices, analysts said. The benchmark Kospi climbed 18.16 points, or 1.2 percent, to 1,525.56. Volume was moderate at 31…

July 18,2008
Market slips a notch on U.S. uncertainties

Seoul shares finished lower yesterday after a turbulent session as anxieties over the health of the U.S. financial market prompted foreign investors to continue their blue-chip selling spree here, analysts said. The benchmark Kospi shed 1.93 point…

July 17,2008
U.S. credit problem damps Korean Kospi

Korean stocks fell more than 3 percent yesterday as foreign investors continued their selling spree on lingering concerns over a U.S. credit squeeze, analysts said. The benchmark Kospi plunged 49.29 points, or 3.2 percent, to 1,509.33. Volume was…

July 16,2008
Inter-Korea trade companies fall

Shares in companies known to be related to inter-Korean economic exchange fell sharply yesterday after the death of a South Korean tourist during a trip to Mount Kumgang in North Korea on Friday. Affiliates in the Hyundai Group sank, with Hyundai…

July 15,2008
U.S. mortgage support doesn’t help markets

Korean stocks finished lower yesterday after a roller-coaster session. Foreign investors continued their selling spree amid concerns over the health of the U.S. financial market, analysts said. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar. The…

July 15,2008
Kospi rises on improved investor confidence

Korean stocks rose almost 2 percent yesterday as investor sentiment was lifted by a report that the U.S. government is mulling taking over the two top mortgage lenders, analysts said. The local currency gained against the U.S. dollar. The benchma…

July 12,2008
Missile incident takes steam out of Kospi

Korean stocks fell to a 14-month low Wednesday as investors were jittery over volatility in the currency market and a report that Iran test-fired missiles, analysts said. The local currency surged against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Comp…

July 10,2008
Credit crunch concerns sink stock market

Korean stocks took a nosedive yesterday with a key index plunging almost 3 percent, as investor sentiment was hurt by worries over a global credit crunch and a possible monetary tightening, analysts said. The benchmark Kospi tumbled 46.25 points,…

July 09,2008
Brokerages lower target price for NHN

Shares in NHN, which operates Naver, the most-frequented portal site in Korea, went down to an 11-month low early in the day, although it finished higher. The largest firm on the secondary Kosdaq began trading at 159,900 won ($153.30), dipping be…

July 08,2008
Rising Asian markets give Kospi small lift

Korean stocks edged up yesterday as investors snapped up steel and telecommunication shares on the back of rising Asian markets, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 1.78 points, or 0.11 percent, to 1,579.72. Volume…

July 08,2008

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