Shares of S.Korean convenience food and online education firms rally as virus cases soar
24/02/2020 24:55
** Shares of South Korea's convenience food and online
education companies rally as people stay away from outdoor
activities amid the fast-spreading coronavirus in the country
** South Korea raises its infectious disease alert to its
highest level as confirmed coronavirus cases in the country jump
to 602 and the death toll rises to six urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2AN07T
** Shares of CJ Seafood 011150.KS and Seoul Food
004410.KS surge 25% and 29%, respectively, while shipping co
Han Express 014130.KS adds nearly 23%
** Shares of i-Scream Edu 289010.KQ , a distance-learning
provider, soar nearly 10% after education minister says schools
will start the new semester one week later than earlier planned
** The benchmark KOSPI market .KS11 and the junior KOSDAQ
.KQ11 was trading down 2.4% and 2%, respectively
((Hayoung.Choi@thomsonreuters.com; +82 2 6936 1468))