KOSPI-open
KOSPI 1,187.05 DN 8.32 points (open)
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FOREX-open
Dollar opens at 1,380.0 won UP from 1,378.5 won
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Seoul shares start weaker on U.S. losses
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened slightly lower Thursday,
tracking overnight Wall Street falls, analysts said.
Doosan Heavy wins order for power plant upgrade
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., South
Korea's largest power-equipment maker, said Thursday that it has won a deal
South Korea ties 2-2 in friendly with Bahrain
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's national football team was held to
another draw in a friendly with Bahrain in Dubai on Wednesday, disappointing
Seoul shares down 0.49 pct in late morning
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.49 percent lower late
Thursday morning, taking a cue from overnight falls in U.S. markets, analysts
said.
Shares of shipping lines surge on rising rates
SEOUL, Feb, 5 (Yonhap) -- Shares of Hanjin Shipping Co. and other South Korean
shipping lines extended their gains to a third session on Thursday as a key index
STX Pan Ocean wins US$20 mln deal to ship coal
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- STX Pan Ocean Co., South Korea's biggest bulk-shipping
line, said Wednesday it has won a US$20 million deal to ship coal for a power
company.
S. Korea in dilemma over energy assistance for N. Korea
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is struggling to determine when it should
send 3,000 tons of steel plates to North Korea, confronted with the communist
Fed extends currency swap line with S. Korea
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, first 4 paras to trim story; UPDATES with more info throughout)
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve has extended its currency
