KOSPI 1,036.16 DN 42.16 points (close)
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Dollar ends at 1,448.0 won UP from 1,409.0 won
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SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's listed companies reported a sharp drop in their third-quarter earnings due to the global economic slowdown, a trade association said Tuesday.

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SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks fell nearly 2 percent late Tuesday morning as foreign investors and institutions dumped blue chips on overnight U.S.

By Lee Joon-seung

SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co.

By Nam Kwang-sik

SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- Hana Financial Group Inc., South Korea's No.

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