Auto, cement, spirits shares jump as S.Korea truckers end strike

Hanil Cement Co

15/06/2022 01:50

** Shares of South Korean companies, hit by a truckers
strike, up sharply after the union agrees to end strike 
    ** Automakers Hyundai Motor  005380.KS  up more than 3%, and
Kia Corp  000270.KS  up more than 2%
    ** Cement companies jump, with Hanil Cement  300720.KS  up
more than 4% and Asiacement  183190.KS  more than 2% 
    ** Spirits producer Hitejinro  000080.KS  up more than 2%
    ** Seoul stock market's KOSPI  .KS11  down 0.5% as of 0033
GMT
    ** South Korea's unionised truckers reach agreement with the
government and end strike.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2Y107I 

 (Reporting by Jihoon Lee)
 ((jihoon.lee@thomsonreuters.com;))