SEOUL, South Korean stocks jumped 1.35 percent Tuesday on strong foreign buying.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index had risen 37.09 points to 2,774.66 as of 11:20 a.m.
Chipmakers lent support to the rally, as industry leader Samsung El…
Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP)
1-year TB 3.340 3.328 +1.2
2-year TB 3.335 3.313 +2.2
3-year TB 3.301 3.290 +1.1
10-year TB 3.397 3.370 +2.7
2-year MSB 3.362 3.352 +1.0
3-year CB (AA-) 3.923 3.915 +0.8
91-day CD 3.640 3.650 -1.0
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SEOUL, President Yoon Suk Yeol once again urged doctors Tuesday to participate in dialogue with the government about medical reforms and persuade junior doctors to return to work from a walkout protesting the increase in the medical school quota.
Yo…
SEOUL, Legal uncertainties surrounding an integration plan of the major South Korean pharmaceutical firm Hanmi Pharmaceutical Group and chemical company OCI Group have diminished, industry sources said Tuesday, as a local court upheld the plan.
Earl…
SEOUL, South Korea hailed the U.N. Security Council (UNSC)’s recent adoption of a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas militant group, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.
The UNSC released its first resolution Mond…
SEOUL, Overseas voting for the April 10 general elections is set to kick off this week and run for the next six days at 220 polling stations across 115 countries, the National Election Commission (NEC) said Tuesday.
A total of 147,989 people are eli…
SEOUL, President Yoon Suk Yeol announced an ambitious goal Tuesday to boost the size of the country’s bio industry production to 200 trillion won (US$149 billion) by 2035 through an increase in the government budget allocation for research and develo…
SEOUL, Retail sales in South Korea rose 13.7 percent on-year in February on the back of rising demand during the Lunar New Year holiday, data showed Tuesday.
The combined sales of 25 major offline and online retailers came to 14.7 trillion won (US$1…