N. Korea likely to emulate Iran's successful rocket launch: experts
By Sam Kim
IBK to lower lending rate for smaller firms
SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK)
plans to lower its lending rate for smaller companies in an effort to help
S. Korean Bond Yields on April 2, 2009
Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)
1-year TB 2.62 2.64 -0.02
Korean won rises 3.37 pct to U.S. dollar on stock rally
SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean currency jumped 3.37 percent against
the U.S. dollar on Thursday as foreign investors bought local stocks, sending the
Seoul stocks surge 3.54 pct on recovery hopes
SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks soared 3.54 percent Thursday as
investor sentiment got a lift from improving economic indicators, analysts said.
KOSDAQ-close
KOSDAQ 439.84 UP 8.87 points (close)
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KOSPI-close
KOSPI 1,276.97 UP 43.61 points (close)
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FOREX-close
Dollar ends at 1,334.5 won DN from 1,379.5 won
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S. Korea, EU seek to finalize free trade deal
SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the European Union (EU) will seek to finalize their free trade accord later in the day, wrapping up negotiations that began in May 2007, officials said Th
Thursday's weather forecast
SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Thursday.
