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Seoul shares open lower amid rate hike concerns

Seoul shares opened lower Thursday, tracking losses on Wall Street, as better-than-expected U.S. economic data bolstered the case for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates further this year.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOS…

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BOK chief to attend BIS meetings in Switzerland

South Korea’s top central banker will attend meetings of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to be held in Switzerland early next week, his office said Thursday.

Rhee Chang-yong, head of the Bank of Korea (BOK), will leave for Basel on Satu…

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Kia plant resumes operations after fire in paint shop

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker by sales, said Thursday it has resumed operations at one of its eight domestic plants affected by a fire in its paint shop.

Kia’s No. 3 plant in Hwaseong, just south of Seoul, had been suspended since…

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Seoul shares down for 3rd day amid rate hike woes

Seoul shares ended lower Thursday amid investor concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise interest rates further this year following stronger-than-expected economic data. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Compos…

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