SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean retail investors have snapped up Samsung Electronics Co. this year, sharply raising their stake in the global tech giant, industry sources said Thursday. Local retail investors had net bought 147 million shares in the world’s top smartphone and memory chip manufacturer this year as of Wednesday, according [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign investors have turned to net buyers of top-cap Samsung Electronics Co. this month following months of massive selling, data showed Wednesday. Offshore investors’ net purchase of Samsung shares stood at 1.07 trillion won (US$900 million) in the first 21 days of July, making the tech giant their most-bought [...]
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) today announced that it has completed the cancellation of 3,809,675 of its shares. The cancelled shares were acquired as part of Philips’ EUR 1.5 billion share repurchase program that started in the first quarter of 2019. Further details on the repurchase program can [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreigners began raking in Samsung Electronics shares, driven by the chipmaker’s better-than-expected earnings amid the coronavirus scare, data showed Monday. Offshore investors were net buyers of Samsung Electronics for four consecutive sessions from April 7-10, having purchased a net 179 billion won (US$145 million) worth of the company’s stocks [...]
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced that it has completed the cancellation of 8,541,356 of its shares. The cancelled shares were acquired as part of Philips’ EUR 1.5 billion share repurchase program that started in the first quarter of 2019. Further details on the repurchase program can be [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean airlines have seen their shares tumble since July as more locals shun tours to Japan amid trade tension between the two nations, data showed Sunday. The combined market value of six airlines listed on the main KOSPI market was estimated at 4.8 trillion won (US$4 billion) as [...]
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced that it has completed the cancellation of 30,000,000 of its shares. The cancelled shares were acquired as part of Philips’ recently completed EUR 1.5 billion share repurchase program that started in the third quarter of 2017, and of Philips’ [...]
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) today announced that the exchange ratio for the dividend in shares for the year 2018 has been determined. The exchange ratio is 1 new common share for every 41.6233 existing common shares. This ratio was based on the volume weighted average [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s initial public offering (IPO) market is widely expected to gather ground sharply in 2019 as several large companies are seeking to sell shares for the first time, industry sources said Monday. The market is projected to reach up to 10 trillion won (US$8.9 billion) this year, compared [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s No. 1 conglomerate, Samsung, saw its market capitalization fall nearly 12 percent this year due to losses in tech and bio shares, a corporate tracker said Sunday. The combined market value of its 16 listed companies came to 418.33 trillion won (US$369.5 billion) as of Wednesday, down [...]