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KOSDAQ 299.58 DN 8.62 points (close)
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KOSPI 1,023.20 DN 35.42 points (close)
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SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks tumbled 2.28 percent late Tuesday morning on overnight U.S. losses triggered by a report on the global economy's recession, analysts said.

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Tuesday that it provided US$4 billion received from its U.S. counterpart to dollar-starved local banks.

By Kim Young-gyo

SEOUL, Dec.

SEOUL, Dec.

KOSDAQ 295.80 DN 12.40 points (open)
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KOSPI 1,007.71 DN 50.91 points (open)
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