SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- Thursday's closing prices (KRW) of
KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange.

KOSDAQ 528.13 DN 3.43 points (close)
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KOSPI 1,695.47 UP 12.14 points (close)
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Dollar ends at 1,204.8 won DN from 1,211.3 won
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SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea must consider "preemptive" measures aimed
at adjusting the amount of liquidity unleashed to stimulate the slumping economy

SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea must consider "preemptive" measures aimed
at adjusting the amount of liquidity unleashed to stimulate the slumping economy

The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Thursday.

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 3, 5-7; ADDS with new information from
para 11)
By Lee Joon-seung

Sept. 18

1894 -- The Joseon Dynasty opens its first modern primary school, Gyodong
Elementary School, in Insa-dong, Jongno-gu, central Seoul.

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will lift its requirement for
transsexuals to undergo group physical examinations before they are exempted from