S.Korean shares exposed to K-pop boyband BTS jump

Netmarble

15/04/2019 02:23

** Shares exposed to K-pop boyband BTS jump as they make
their comeback after eight months on Friday, with their new
music video drawing more than 100 million views on YouTube in 37
hours after the release
    ** Shares in Netmarble  251270.KS , the second-largest
shareholder of the group's agency, gain as much as 4.5 pct,
while the co's subsidiary YJM Games  193250.KQ  jumps 5.5 pct 
    ** Shares of KeyEast  054780.KQ , which used to oversee the
group's management in Japan but still considered as related
stock, also add 11 pct
    ** The broader KOSPI market  .KS11  was trading up 0.5 pct

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