Shares of S.Korea's defence firms surge on report N.Korea may suspend nuke talks with U.S.

Hanil Forging Industrial

15/03/2019 04:24

** Shares of South Korea's defence-related firms surge after
report that North Korea is considering suspending nuclear talks
with the United States
    ** North Korea has no intention to yield to U.S. demands or
engage in negotiations of this kind, Vice Foreign Minister Choe
Son Hui said on Friday, adding that the North Korean leader Kim
Jong Un is set to make an official announcement soon on his
position - Russia's TASS news agency  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS6N1YH01F 
    ** Victek Co Ltd  065450.KQ  and Hanil Forging Industrial
 024740.KQ  surge as much as 25.2 pct and 25.8 pct, respectively
    ** Broader KOSPI market  .KS11  up 0.8 pct, as of 0419 GMT

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