** Shares of South Korean companies which have exposure to
North Korea extend gains
** China said on Wednesday it won a pledge from North Korean
leader Kim Jong Un to denuclearise Korean peninsula urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R96PT
** China said Kim had visited Beijing and met Xi during what
the official Xinhua news agency called an unofficial visit from
Sunday to Wednesday
** Hyundai Elevator Co 017800.KS , the biggest stakeholder
in Hyundai Asan, which has previously engaged in a number of
North Korea-related projects, rises 4.4 pct
** Companies which used to own a branch in Kaesong
Industrial Complex in North Korea, such as Shinwon 009270.KS
and In The F 014990.KS gain 5.8 pct and 4.9 pct, respectively
** Jaeyoung Solutec 049630.KQ rises up to 9.9 pct
** Broader market .KS11 down 1.3 pct as of 0052 GMT
((Reuters Messaging: dahee.kim@thomsonreuters.com))