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, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign investors picked up financial and chemicals shares on the KOSPI, South Korea’s main bourse, last year while selling off electronics and construction stocks, data from the Korea Exchange showed Monday. Offshore investors bought 6.58 trillion won (US$6.17 billion) worth of local stocks in 2017, of which financial stocks [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A new report has revealed that American and British investors are the biggest traders of South Korean stocks, accounting for over 50 percent of all foreign stock buyers. Data released by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) on Tuesday showed stocks traded in the South Korean market by foreign investors [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung SDS, the IT services affiliate of the leading conglomerate Samsung Group, reportedly applied for preliminary listing approval on the South Korean stock exchange. The company is now considered as a big shot in the initial public offering market this year. The IT company is planned to obtain fast-track [...]