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KOSPI Up 2.42% Friday

[Economy] : The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 164-point-six points, or two-point-42 percent, on Friday to close at six-thousand-977-point-94. The tech-heavy KOSDAQ gained three-point-28 points, or zero-point-38 percent, to close at 864-point-65. The South Korean won strengthened against the U.S. ... [more...]

KOSPI Up 2.42% Friday

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