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KRX to discuss fate of troubled Samsung BioLogics this week

The Korea Exchange, the operator of the nation’s equity market, seeks to review this week the accounting misconduct of the country’s second-largest biotech company by market cap, which could result in the delisting of the company in the worst-case scenario. “The initial meeting timeline has not yet been fixed but it may take place as early as Monday,” an official from the bourse operator said Sunday. (Yonhap)In early December, the KRX established a six-member panel to look into whether the prese

Shinhan Card to launch X-mas shopping event with Amazon

South Korea's Shinhan Card Co. said Sunday that it will launch a special Christmas shopping event in cooperation with global retail giant Amazon that will provide benefits to its customers.The company said card holders who use the Global Plus service on its mobile PayFAN platform linked to Amazon's portal can get $15 off if they buy goods worth $150-500. For online purchases exceeding $500, Shinhan Card users are eligible for an immediate $50 discount. (Yonhap)The Global Plus service, first laun

Dec 9, 2018
Finance
KB Financial chief to go on IR visit to Japan

KB Financial Group's chief Yoon Jong-kyoo will go to Japan next week in what will be his third investor relations engagement this year, officials said Friday.Yoon will visit Tokyo from Sunday to Wednesday and meet with top officials of financial institutions, such as Mitsui Sumitomo Banking Corp., Daiwa SB Investments and Mitsubishi UFJ Bank. (Yonhap)"He will be meeting the key leaders of Japan's financial companies for talks on the industry's conditions, digital business strategy and global mar

Dec 7, 2018
Finance
Seoul shares end lower on skepticism about US-China trade deal

South Korean stocks ended lower Thursday as investors remain skeptical about the US-China trade deal over the next three months. The won fell against the dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 32.62 points, or 1.55 percent, to 2.068.69. Trading volume was moderate at 528.19 million shares worth 5.44 trillion won ($4.9 billion), with losers outnumbering gainers 696 to 154. (Yonhap)Foreigners offloaded a net 387 billion won worth of stocks. But institutions and individuals bou

Dec 6, 2018
Finance
Seoul shares extend losses in late morning trading

South Korean stocks extended losses late Thursday morning as investors remain skeptical about any breakthrough in a 90-day trade deal between the United States and China.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 19.04 points, or 0.91 percent, to 2,082.27 as of 11:20 a.m. (Yonhap)Investors remain cautious ahead of a series of issues that could result in volatility for the rest of the year, analysts said. The issues include Thursday's meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting C

Dec 6, 2018
Finance
Seoul shares open lower on lingering trade worries

Seoul shares opened lower Thursday amid skepticism about prospects for a trade deal between the United States and China. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 12.62 points, or 0.60 percent, to 2,088.69 in the first 15 minutes of trading. (Yonhap)Investors remain wary of hot-button issues that could generate volatility for the rest of the year. The issues include Thursday's meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, a 90-day deadline for US-China trade talks and

Dec 6, 2018
Finance
Korea's current account surplus expands to $9.19b in Oct.

South Korea's current account extended its black figure performance to 80 straight months in October thanks to solid exports, central bank data showed Thursday.The country's current account surplus came to US$9.19 billion in October, up sharply from $5.72 billion a year earlier, according to the preliminary data from the Bank of Korea. The number, however, decreased from September when it stood at a 12-month high of $10.83 billion. (Yonhap)Also, Asia's fourth-largest economy has maintained a cur

Dec 6, 2018
Finance
Parliament fails to adopt report on finance minister nominee

A parliamentary committee on Wednesday failed to adopt a report on the finance minister nominee, a move that could cast a pall over the nomination process.The main opposition Liberal Korea Party boycotted the parliamentary finance committee as the rival parties were at odds over how to handle next year's budget.The opposition party questioned whether Hong Nam-ki is a right person to tide over South Korea's grave economic situation, though it stopped short of opposing the adoption of a committee

Dec 5, 2018
Finance
Seoul shares open lower on Wall Street losses

South Korean stocks started lower Wednesday following sharp overnight losses on Wall Street.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index slid 23.6 points, or 1.12 percent, to 2,090.75 in the first 15 minutes of trading. (Yonhap)The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 3.1 percent overnight, and the Nasdaq composite moved down 3.8 percent.No. 1 tech giant Samsung Electronics plunged 1.19 percent and chipmaker SK hynix slid 1.3 percent. LG Display fell 0.57 percent and LG Electronics lost 1.64

Dec 5, 2018
Finance
Korea's FX reserves climb in Nov.

South Korea's foreign exchange reserves edged up in November on a slight depreciation of the US dollar, the central bank said Wednesday.The total value of its foreign currency holdings came to $402.99 billion as of end-November, up $240 million from a month earlier, according to the Bank of Korea. (Yonhap)It slightly lagged behind the all-time high of $403 billion tallied in September.Foreign exchange reserves consist of securities and deposits denominated in overseas currencies, as well as Inte

Dec 5, 2018
Finance
Savings banks' combined 9-month profit climbs 3.6% on interest income

South Korean savings banks reported a 3.6 percent rise in their combined net profit for the nine months that ended in September thanks to a modest gain in interest income, data showed Wednesday.The combined net income of the 79 savings banks came to 851.3 billion won ($767.8 million) for the January-September period, compared with a profit of 821.8 billion won a year earlier, according to the data by the Financial Supervisory Service. (Yonhap)Their nine-month interest income rose 13.3 percent on

Dec 5, 2018
Finance
State adjustment of credit card fees to have negative impact on card firms: Moody's

The South Korean government's plan to reduce credit card transaction fees for smaller business owners will affect the bottom line of local card firms, a global ratings agency has said.Late last month, the government announced its plans to expand the number of business owners eligible for preferential credit card merchant fees in a move to reduce their financial burdens. (Yonhap)"These changes are credit negative for credit card companies such as Shinhan Card Co. and Woori Card Co. whose profitab

Dec 4, 2018
Finance
Seoul shares open lower on tech, auto, steel losses

South Korean stocks opened lower Tuesday as investors offloaded tech, auto and steel shares. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 9.82 points, or 0.46 percent, to 2,122.11 in the first 15 minutes of trading. (Yonhap)The main index ended 1.67 percent higher at 2,131.93 as the United States agreed to postpone a planned tariff hike on Chinese goods for 90 days at the Group of 20 summit Saturday in Argentina.China said it will increase purchases of farm and industrial goods to reduce

Dec 4, 2018
Finance
More listed firms buying back, canceling company stocks

The number of listed firms buying back or canceling company shares increased in the first half of this year, already having surpassed 70 percent of last year's total, a corporate research report showed Tuesday.Data from the Korea Corporate Governance Service said 67 companies bought back company stocks while seven retired them in the January-June period. The sum is nearly 72 percent of 103 companies for all of 2017. (Yonhap)The monetary sum of the transactions reached 5.3 trillion won ($4.76 bil

Dec 4, 2018
Finance
Listed firms' dividend payouts jump this year on Samsung Electronics

The interim or quarterly dividend payouts by South Korea's listed firms surged this year, thanks to Samsung Electronics Co., which took steps to win back investors, data showed Tuesday. A total of 54 listed firms paid a combined 9.1 trillion won ($8.19 billion) in interim or quarterly dividends to shareholders this year, compared with 4.6 trillion won last year, according to the data by the Financial Supervisory Service. (Yonhap)Samsung Electronics delivered a total of 7.2 trillion won in payme

Dec 4, 2018
Finance

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