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Seoul shares up 2.32 pct in late morning
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 2.32 percent higher late Thursday morning, as a recent Wall Street winning streak bolstered investor sentiment here, analysts said.
S. Korea swings to current account surplus in October
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S. Korea to receive US$4 bln from U.S. in currency swap
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S. Korea`s export growth to drop sharply in 2009: think tanks
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By Lee Joon-seung
Seoul shares open up 2.23 pct on U.S. bull run
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started 2.23 percent higher Thursday as a recent Wall Street winning streak bolstered investor sentiment here, analysts said.
S. Korea to receive US$4 bln from U.S. in currency swap
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S. Korean premier visits Middle East over energy cooperation
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's prime minister will travel to the Middle East Thursday to discuss energy cooperation and enhanced economic ties, officials here said.
