S. Korean Bond Yields on March 24, 2009
Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)
1-year TB 2.63 2.59 +0.04
Seoul stocks surge 1.85 pct on U.S. bank rescue plan
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed up 1.85 percent Tuesday as
investors bought financials and builders following overnight rallies in U.S.
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KOSDAQ 412.39 UP 3.16 points (close)
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KOSPI 1,221.70 UP 22.20 points (close)
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Dollar ends at 1,383.5 won DN from 1,391.6 won
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Kia Motors unveils hybrid car
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest
automaker, unveiled Tuesday a hybrid version of its recently released Forte
S. Korea, China to discuss countermeasures to N. Korea missile threat
(ATTN: UPDATES with Japan's proposal for three-way meeting in Washington in last 3
paras)
By Lee Chi-dong
Seoul, Brussels reach tentative free trade accord
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the European Union (EU) reached a
tentative free trade agreement and will seek to finalize the deal early next
Defense ministry joins government-wide effort to kickstart economy
By Sam Kim
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean defense ministry on Tuesday
announced a 600-billion-won (US$430 million) extra budget to help jumpstart the
S. Korean retailers downbeat over Q2 biz outlook: poll
By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- A majority of South Korean retailers are pessimistic
