Shares surge 2.9 per cent in Seoul
|
|
|
| Posted
:
Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:12:16 GMT |
| By
:
DPA |
| Category
:
Business |
| News Alerts by
Email ( click
here ) |
|
Business News |
Home
|
|
|
|
Seoul - Shares surged 2.9 per cent on the new year's first trading session Friday on the Seoul stock exchange, led by gains in the shipbuilding sector. South Korea's currency tumbled against the dollar. The benchmark Kospi index gained 32.93 points to close at 1,157.40. Advancing issues outpaced decliners 586 to 267. The main index of the technology-heavy Kosdaq market rose 7.71 points to 339.76. On currency markets, the US dollar was quoted at 1,321.0 Korean won, after Tuesday's close of 1,259.50.
Copyright DPA
|
|
|
|
|
|
Related News
Strong yen drives Nikkei down to four-month low - Summary
Tokyo - Shares in Japan lost ground Thursday, with worries about the strong yen and the lagging recovery of Japan's economy driving the key Nikkei index to a four-month closing low. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average dropped 58.4 points, or 0.62 ...
Bank of Korea widens inflation target range
Seoul - South Korea's central bank on Thursday set its inflation target at the 2-per-cent to 4-per-cent range for 2010-2012, citing a need to mitigate fluctuations in the still-nascent economic recovery. The decision marks a widening of the band for ...
Vietnam stock market falls on dong devaluation, rate hike
Hanoi - Vietnam's stock market suffered its largest drop in seven months after the State Bank raised the benchmark interest rate and devalued the currency. The State Bank on Wednesday raised the prime interest rate from 7 to 8 per cent, effective Dec...
Japan stocks flat in morning trading
Tokyo - Shares in Japan were flat in Thursday morning trading on worries about the strong yen and the Japanese economy. The benchmark Nikkei gained 3.72 points, or 0.04 per cent, to stand at 9,445.36. ...
Berlin and Madrid to work closely on Opel jobs issue
Berlin - The German and Spanish governments said Wednesday they plan to work closely to avert major job losses and factory closures at General Motors' European division Opel. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodrig...
Metal prices from London Commodities Exchange 25 November 2009
London - Final prices in dollars per ton - cash and forward. Also given are the previous trading day's quotations.cash forward...
International stock market quotations 25 November 2009
Frankfurt - The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets:New York Dow Jones 10,472.7910,433.71(+39.08) New York NASDAQ Comp.2,177.57 2,169.18(+ 8.39) TokyoNikkei 9,441.64 9,401.58(+40.06) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,740.99...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
