S.Korea morning-after pill makers jump as court strikes down abortion law

Humasis

12/04/2019 02:21

** Shares of drugmakers that manufacture morning-after pill
rise after South Korean court ruled abortion ban is
unconstitutional 
    ** South Korea's Constitutional Court on Thursday overturned
a ban on abortion that has stood for more than 65 years, saying
in a landmark ruling that current law unconstitutionally curbs
women's rights  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21T1HC
    ** Hyundai Pharmaceutical  004310.KS  soars as much as 15.8
pct, while Humasis  205470.KQ  and Myungmoon Pharm  017180.KS 
jumps 20.6 pct and 5.2 pct, respectively
    ** There is growing expectation that the pills could become
a non-prescription medicine - local media 
    ** The broader KOSPI market  .KS11  and the junior KOSDAQ
market  .KQ11  are down 0.09 pct and 0.01 pct, respectively

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