BOK ready to take measures to stabilize market

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SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank is ready to take action if necessary to stabilize markets currently hit by a global financial crisis, its chief said Friday.

Seoul shares surge on U.S. gains

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SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened sharply higher Friday on Wall Street's steep gains prompted by hopes of a solution to the current financial upheaval, analysts said.

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