KOSDAQ 295.80 DN 12.40 points (open)
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Dollar opens at 1,483.0 won UP from 1,440.0 won
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SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 3.35 percent lower Tuesday, tracking overnight U.S. losses triggered by reports on the American economy's recession, analysts said.

SEOUL, Dec.

By Lee Chi-dong, Park In-sook

By Nam Kwang-sik

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy expanded slower than earlier estimated in the third quarter, as exports fell and domestic demand weakened, the central bank said Tuesday.

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- Ssangyong Motor Co., the South Korean unit of China's Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's currency fell sharply against the U.S.