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By Kim Soo-yeon

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KOSDAQ 261.19 DN 15.49 points (close)
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KOSPI 946.45 UP 7.70 points (close)
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Dollar ends at 1,442.5 won UP from 1,424.0 won
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SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- Daewoo International Corp., a South Korean trading company, said Monday its third quarter earnings jumped 28 percent on-year thanks to solid exports.

By Kim Boram

By Shim Sun-ah

SEOUL, Oct.

SEOUL, Oct.