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KOSPI 1,565.04 UP 5.57 points (close)
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Dollar ends at 1,222.5 won DN from 1,224.3 won
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S. Korea`s ABS issuance jumps 66.3 pct in H1
By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Sales of asset-backed securities (ABS) in South Korea
jumped 66.3 percent in the first half from a year earlier as banks securitized
S. Korea`s bond issuance dips 17.8 pct in July
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bond issuance dropped 17.8 percent in
July from a month earlier due mainly to decreased sales of corporate notes and
Seoul shares down 0.23 pct in late morning
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.23 percent lower late
Thursday morning as investor sentiment was dented by overnight falls on Wall
Street, analysts said.
Ssangyong, fired workers resume talks as police step up siege
(ATTN: UPDATES with resumption of talks; CHANGES headline)
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Ssangyong Motor. Co officials and
S. Korea, India agree to eliminate or cut tariffs over next 10 yrs
By Park Sang-soo
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and India have agreed to eliminate or cut
tariffs on goods over the next 10 years and will open their service and
S. Korea to maintain fiscal expansion as uncertainties remain: gov't
(ATTN: ADDS detailed assessment from 5th para, TRIMS)
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy is on a solid path to recovery
S. Korea holds less gold than other major economies: report
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has a relatively smaller amount of gold
than other major economies, a report showed Thursday, raising concerns about
Strikers occupying Ssangyong plant to make announcement
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Striking workers occupying a paint
shop of Ssangyong Motor Co. said Thursday they will "soon" make an announcement
