SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean man who fell from a cliff in the French
Alps and went missing is feared dead, the foreign ministry here said Monday,

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By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean currency surged to a new nine-month

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By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed 0.49 percent higher Monday

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

1-year TB 2.85 2.78 +0.07

By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed 0.49 percent higher Monday
as strong foreign buying drove up brokerages, auto firms and machinery makers,

DaeduckElec 3,885 DN 20
KoTI 2,760 0
YoulchonChem 7,660 DN 60
HanmiPharm 111,500 DN 3,500

HyundaiSecu 18,050 UP 300
HHICHoldings 16,950 UP 250
KAL 43,650 DN 1,000
YungjinPharm 1,325 DN 25

HankookTire 21,100 UP 1,400
KiaMtr 16,000 UP 650
ChosunRefrctr 55,500 0
IlyangPharm 32,450 DN 500

NHN 182,000 UP 3,500
Kogas 50,900 DN 1,100
SamsungF&MIns 210,000 UP 4,000
NCsoft 144,000 UP 11,000

SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- Monday's closing prices (KRW) of
KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange.