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SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Friday's closing prices (KRW) of
KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange.

KOSDAQ-close

KOSDAQ 500.02 UP 2.13 points (close)
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KOSPI-close

KOSPI 1,502.59 UP 6.10 points (close)
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Dollar ends at 1,249.6 won UP from 1,248.7 won
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Opposition lawmakers vow to resign over passage of media laws

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- As the National Assembly is set to end its
extraordinary session Saturday, bipartisan confrontations over the ruling party's

Defense company worker arrested over military security breach: investigators

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean investigators said Friday they have
arrested an employee of a local defense company on charges of leaking classified

Samsung Electronics reports better than expected Q2 earnings

(ATTN: UPDATES share price in 5th para; ADDS more details in last four paras)
SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's leading computer