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[MARKET]High Q1 expectations lift prices of steel, tech shares

Korean stocks finished substantially higher yesterday as institutions picked up steel, tech and other blue-chip shares, analysts said. The local currency fell against the greenback. The benchmark Kospi rose 21.44 points, or 1.2 percent, to 1,763.63…

Apr 04,2008
[MARKET]Korean blue chips follow rising American markets

Following the overnight surge on the U.S. stock market, Korea’s benchmark Kospi gained 2.4 percent yesterday. The index advanced 39.94 points closing at 1,742.19. Tuesday, the Dow Jones industrial average jumped 3.2 percent to 12,654.36 points. A…

Apr 03,2008
Analysts choose exporters for April

Information and technology firms, shipbuilders and automakers could be the most lucrative shares this month, according to local brokerages yesterday. These sectors are expected to post significant earnings growth during the first quarter. they said. …

Apr 01,2008
Good news for DRAM could be short-lived

The price of DRAM chips might end its fall. At least, that was the feeling of local stock market investors yesterday. Hynix, the world’s No. 2 computer memory chip maker, surged 5.9 percent, closing at 27,850 won ($28.1), on Korea’s benchmark Kospi…

Apr 01,2008
Chip makers up after good news in Japan

Korea’s benchmark Kospi ended slightly higher yesterday, closing up 2.16 points, or 0.1 percent, at 1,703.99. The index was helped by foreign investors who net purchased almost 200 billion won ($202 million) worth of shares. “Despite U.S. stock los…

Apr 01,2008
Kospi dips; Kosdaq advances for 5th day

Korean stocks closed slightly lower yesterday as investors locked in profits from recent gains, analysts said. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index shed 3.43 points, or 0.2 percent, to 1,6…

Mar 28,2008
An up-and-down day ends well on the Kospi

Seoul’s main stock market edged up yesterday. The benchmark Kospi closed at 1,679.67, up 4.74 points, or 0.3 percent. The main bourse fluctuated throughout the session after Wall Street closed mixed on Tuesday. The Dow Jones industrial average slipp…

Mar 27,2008
Rally continues with gains across all sectors

Korean stocks rose for a sixth day yesterday as concerns over U.S. subprime mortgage woes eased and Wall Street’s overnight gains boosted investor sentiment. The benchmark Kospi gained 19.63 points, or 1.2 percent, to end at 1,674.93. Foreign inve…

Mar 26,2008
Exporters fall as won regains some strength

Korean stocks rose for the fifth consecutive session yesterday as investors took comfort from eased woes over a global credit squeeze. The benchmark Kospi gained 9.61 points, or 0.6 percent, to 1,655.3. Volume was moderate at 254.5 million shares wo…

Mar 25,2008
Weathering the fallout from a global meltdown

The financial crisis, which began unfolding in earnest in August 2007, has been deepening in 2008. The current financial volatility has intensified and is lasting longer than previous market turmoil. Stock markets have plummeted around the world and …

Mar 24,2008

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