S.Korea's snack makers gain as customers stay away from Japan products
31/07/2019 04:33
** Shares of South Korean snack makers jump as investors bet
sales would grow with local customers staying away from Japanese
products
** Confectionery giant CrownHaitai Holdings 005740.KS
jumps nearly 30%, while its units Crown Confectionery
264900.KS and Haitai Confectionery and Foods 101530.KS add
25.2% and 19.5%, respectively
** In the previous session, South Korea's underwear makers
saw their shares surge amid a protracted diplomatic and economic
row with Japan urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N24V1FL
** Stationery maker Monami's shares have gained around 130%
so far this month as buyers boycott Japanese pens
** The broader KOSPI market .KS11 down 0.8%
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