S.Korea's agrochemical stocks rise after inter-Korean forestry cooperation agreement
05/07/2018 01:40
** Shares of South Korean pesticide producers rise after
inter-Korean talks on forestry cooperation
** The two Koreas agreed on Wednesday to cooperate on
protecting their forests along the inter-Korean border and other
areas from damage caused by blight and harmful insects, local
media report urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nNRA6faoo5
** Shares of Dongbang Agro Corp 007590.KS , which produces
germicides, insecticides as well as fertilisers, gain as much as
24.8 pct
** Kyungnong Corp 002100.KS and Sungbo Chemical Co Ltd
003080.KS climb 11.1 pct and 6.6 pct, respectively
** Broader market .KS11 rises 0.3 pct as of 1228 GMT
((Reuters Messaging:joori.roh@thomsonreuters.com))