S.Korea's SugenTech soars on reports it can diagnose coronavirus in 10 min

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06/03/2020 24:53

** Shares of South Korea's SugenTech  253840.KQ  soar as
much as 30% on reports that company successfully developed
devices that can diagnose coronavirus within 10 minutes
    ** Reuters calls to company went unanswered 
    ** Peers Seegene Inc  096530.KQ  and Komipharm  041960.KQ 
surge 17% and 4%, respectively
    ** Benchmark KOSPI  .KS11  and junior KOSDAQ  .KQ11  down
1.3% and 0.6%, respectively

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