SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The market value of cryptocurrencies in South Korea has shot up nearly 10 times over the past three years amid keen investor interest, industry sources said Tuesday. According to local cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, its market index stood at 9,742.62 points as of 5:45 p.m. Monday, almost 10 times the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The market value of South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Group has recovered to the 100 trillion-won (US$85.9 billion) level after more than 28 months thanks to brisk sales of hydrogen and electric vehicles, data showed Monday. The total market capitalization of Hyundai Motor Co. and 11 other listed [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The market value of firms affiliated with South Korea’s top 10 conglomerates has fallen off this year as their stocks were affected by bearish market conditions, data showed Wednesday. The combined market value of listed firms belonging to the 10 leading business groups came to 913.2 trillion won (US$814 [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The market value of Samsung Group, South Korea’s No. 1 business conglomerate, rose by 96 trillion won (US$83.5 billion) in the past six months helped by the strong performance of Samsung Electronics Co., industry data showed Tuesday. The market cap of 16 firms affiliated with the business group surged [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top 10 business groups saw the market value of their listed affiliates plunge this year mainly due to increased overseas volatility, data showed Tuesday. The combined market capitalization of their listed companies came to 721.99 trillion won as of Monday, down 4.49 percent from 755.93 trillion won [...]