KOSPI-close
KOSPI 1,591.85 DN 16.09 points (close)
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FOREX-close
Dollar ends at 1,248.9 won UP from 1,244.4 won
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S. Korea, Australia launch 2nd round of free trade talks
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Australia on Monday launched their
second round of free trade negotiations as they exchanged tariff concessions
lists, officials said.
President shakes up his staff ahead of Cabinet reshuffle
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak replaced five of his nine
senior secretaries in a major shakeup of the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on
Seoul shares down 1.13 pct in late morning
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 1.13 percent lower late
Monday morning as investors were concerned about a possible market correction,
analysts said.
KOSPI-open
KOSPI 1,607.61 DN 0.33 points (open)
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KOSDAQ-open
KOSDAQ 522.55 UP 2.36 points (open)
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FOREX-open
Dollar opens at 1,245.0 won UP from 1,244.4 won
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S. Korean Hur Mi-jeong seizes first LPGA victory
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korean golfer Hur Mi-jeong lifted her first LPGA
trophy after edging out Swede Suzann Pettersen and American Michele Redman on
S. Korean investments in overseas securities rebound in Q2
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korean investments in overseas securities
rebounded in the second quarter as the value of institutional investors'
