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SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.34 percent higher Friday

Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)

1-year TB 3.38 3.39 -0.01

SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.34 percent higher Friday
as investors went bargain hunting after a day of massive sell-offs, analysts

seha 3,525 DN 25
SamsungEng 116,000 UP 2,500
STX Pan Ocean 13,050 UP 550
SINDOH 56,500 UP 100

HanwhaChem 15,700 UP 1,050
OCI 227,000 UP 8,500
LSINDUSTRIALSYSTEMS 94,300 UP 200
KorZinc 206,500 DN 4,500

SamsungF&MIns 201,000 DN 6,000
Kogas 49,200 UP 800
SamsungC&T 58,300 DN 200
Hanwha 50,600 UP 200

SK 98,000 UP 3,700
UNIONSTEEL 21,300 DN 50
NamyangDairy 550,000 DN 2,000
SamyangGenex 68,000 UP 1,100

SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- Friday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks
traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange.

KOSPI 1,695.26 UP 11.81 points (close)
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KOSDAQ 538.96 UP 3.44 points (close)
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