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Wed, 06/15/2011 - 06:23
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Seoul shares down 0.13 pct in late-morning trade
South Korean stocks traded 0.13 percent lower late Wednesday morning, weighed down by falls in steel and tech heavyweights, analysts said.
Reversing earlier gains, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) dipped 2.67 points to 2,074.16 as of 11:20 a.m.
Top steelmaker POSCO fell nearly 2 percent and market bellwether Samsung Electronics slipped around 1 percent.
Retailers were mixed. Department store giant Lotte Shopping lost almost 3 percent, but leading discount chain operator E-Mart jumped nearly 9 percent.
The local currency was changing hands at 1,083 won to the greenback as of 11:20 a.m., down 0.4 won from Tuesday's close.
Reversing earlier gains, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) dipped 2.67 points to 2,074.16 as of 11:20 a.m.
Top steelmaker POSCO fell nearly 2 percent and market bellwether Samsung Electronics slipped around 1 percent.
Retailers were mixed. Department store giant Lotte Shopping lost almost 3 percent, but leading discount chain operator E-Mart jumped nearly 9 percent.
The local currency was changing hands at 1,083 won to the greenback as of 11:20 a.m., down 0.4 won from Tuesday's close.
