S.Korea's Samsung Publishing soars as 'Baby Shark' breaks into Billboard Top 40

Samsung Publishing

09/01/2019 05:43

** Shares of South Korean publisher Samsung Publishing
 068290.KS  surge as children's song 'Baby Shark https://www.billboard.com/video/bbnews010819tetrisbaby-shark-8492773
', breaks into Top 40 on Billboard Hot 100 chart
    ** The stock rises as much as 30 pct, its highest since Oct.
4, 2018
    ** The publisher owns around 20 percent stake of Smart
Study, which created the viral song
    ** The broader KOSPI market  .KS11  was trading up 2.1 pct
as of 0531 GMT

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