S.Korean shares exposed to N.Korea rise as talks revive

Busan Industrial Co

11/09/2018 01:24

** Shares with exposure to North Korea leap as summit
diplomacy to resolve North Korean nuclear weapons accelerates
    ** White House says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has
requested second summit between Washington and Pyongyang in a
letter sent to President Donald Trump  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nW1N1U602P
    ** In preparation for the third inter-Korean summit from
Sept 18-20, the two Koreas are set to hold military talks on
Thursday
    ** Dongyang Steel Pipe  008970.KS  and Namhae Chemical
 025860.KS  rise 3.7 pct and 3.4 pct, respectively, while Busan
Industrial  011390.KS  gains 3.8 pct
    ** These shares have fluctuated, tracking progress of
nuclear negotiations  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VS07X
    ** The broader KOSPI market  .KS11  was trading up 0.2 pct
as of 1215 GMT

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