[THE INVESTOR] KOSPI opened lower at 2,047.19, down 6.61 points (0.32%) from the previous trading day, on Oct. 10. 　

Oct. 10, 2016

[THE INVESTOR] KOSDAQ opened higher at 685.96, up 1.63 points(0.24%) on Oct. 7. 　

Oct. 7, 2016

[THE INVESTOR] KOSPI opened higher at 2,065.95, up 0.65 points (0.03%) on Oct. 7. 　

Oct. 7, 2016

[THE INVESTOR] South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics predicted on Oct. 7 that it's third-quarter earnings in 2016 may reach 7.8 trillion won (US$6.98 billion). It is a 5.55 percent rise on year amid the still ongoing global recall of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone with a faulty battery. Compared with the previous quarter, the July-September period profit is estimated to fall 4.18 percent. Sales are estimated to fall 5.19 percent on year to 49 trillion won(theinvestor@heraldcorp.com) 　

Oct. 7, 2016

[THE INVESTOR] KOSDAQ closed lower at 684.33, down 1.11 points(0.16%) on Oct. 6. 　

Oct. 6, 2016

[THE INVESTOR] KOSPI closed higher at 2,065.30, up 12.30 points (0.60%) on Oct. 6. 　

Oct. 6, 2016

[THE INVESTOR] South Korean firms sharply scaled down equity and bond sales in August, confronted with unrelenting uncertainties at home and abroad, government data showed on Oct. 6.They raised 7.87 trillion won (US$7 billion) by selling stocks and bonds last month, down 27.6 percent from a month earlier, according to the Financial Supervisory Service.Equity and debt issues fell by 19 percent and 28.1 percent, respectively. The issuance of ordinary corporate bonds plunged 75.6 percent to 340 bil

Oct. 6, 2016

[THE INVESTOR] South Korea’s foreign exchange reserves rose slightly from a month earlier in September, central bank data showed on Oct. 6. As of the end of September, the country’s forex reserves came to US$377.77 billion, up $2.31 billion from the previous month, the Bank of Korea said in a statement.Forex reserves consist of securities and deposits denominated in overseas currencies, as well as International Monetary Fund reserve positions, special drawing rights and gold bullion.The country’

Oct. 6, 2016

[THE INVESTOR] KOSPI opened higher at 2,069.30, up 16.30 points (0.79%) on Oct. 6. 　Samsung Electronics gained 4.76% percent following news reports that  US hedge fund Elliott urged business restructuring at the Korean tech giant in a letter to the board on Oct. 5. (theinvestor@heraldcorp.com)

Oct. 6, 2016

[THE INVESTOR] KOSPI opened higher at 2,069.30, up 16.30 points (0.79%) on Oct. 6. 　

Oct. 6, 2016

[THE INVESTOR] KOSDAQ opened higher at 686.69, up 1.25 points(0.18%) on Oct. 6. 　

Oct. 6, 2016

[THE INVESTOR]  Prosecutors said on Oct. 5 they will seek the criminal extradition of a former head of Oxy Reckitt Benckiser amid an ongoing probe of the firm’s deadly products that claimed many lives here.Under the plan, the prosecutors will seek to bring Gaurav Jain, an Indian national residing in Singapore who currently works for Britain-based Reckitt Benckiser, to South Korea to further the investigation.Prosecutors said they will provide translated investigation records as well as an arrest

Oct. 5, 2016

[THE INVESTOR] KOSPI closed lower  at 2,053.00, down 1.86 points(0.09%) on Oct. 5. 　

Oct. 5, 2016