S.Korea's Samsung SDS plunges after regulator calls for non-core unit stake sale

SAMSUNG SDS

15/06/2018 03:07

SEOUL, June 15 (Reuters) -    ** South Korean software
services provider Samsung SDS Co Ltd  018260.KS  plunges nearly
13 pct in its sharpest intraday fall since June 2016 
    ** Stock hits its lowest since Jan 2 
    ** Country's anti-trust chief urges families controlling
conglomerates to sell their stakes in non-core units - reports
    ** Fair Trade Commission's head tells reporters he vows to
investigate any suspicious unfair trade among subsidiaries of
conglomerates - reports
    ** Samsung Electronics  005930.KS , Samsung Group's flagship
unit, holds 22.6 pct stake in SDS, while group heir Jay Y. Lee
owns 9.2 pct, according to SDS's filing on May

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