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CJ CGV ’s main businesses at home and abroad have been slow, said KB Investment and Securities on Feb. 13, lowering the target price to 50,000 won (US$44.60) from 60,000 won. As per its earnings report released the previous day, operating profit in the fourth quarter dropped 39.9 percent on-year...
BH ’s stock price is attractive considering expectations that it will benefit from expanding foldable smartphone market as well as its earnings recovery, said NH Investment and Securities on Feb. 12 maintaining a “buy” recommendation and 26,000 won (US$23.12) target price. Its fourth-quarter o...
Hansol Paper is improving systematically and its stocks could be reassessed, said Hyundai Motor Investment and Securities on Feb. 12 maintaining a “buy” recommendation and 29,000 won (US$25.80) target price. Its fourth-quarter earnings on a standalone basis remained solid as revenue came in at ...
LG Electronics will improve significantly in home appliances sector, said Kiwoom Securities on Feb. 12 raising the target price to 110,000 won (US$97.80) from 100,000 won and maintaining a “buy” recommendation. Its first-quarter operating profit will surpass 756.6 billion won market estimates, ...
South Korean stocks are expected to gather upward momentum, albeit limited, this week on cautious optimism over eased geopolitical woes and dovish messages from the US central bank, analysts said over the weekend. The benchmark Kospi closed at 2,177.05 points Friday, down 1.26 percent from a week ...
BlackRock raised its stake in Samsung Electronics to 5.03 percent, becoming the Korean tech giant’s third-largest shareholder. BlackRock investment services subsidiary BlackRock Fund Advisors confirmed on Feb. 7 that the asset manager owns 300 million shares in Samsung as of Jan. 28. Based on the...
Shares of Netmarble Games soared as Korea’s No. 2 game developer steps closer to taking over Nexon, in what would constitute a megadeal for the global gaming industry. As of around 1 p.m., stock prices of the KOSPI-listed Netmarble had risen 9.6 percent from the previous day’s close. Its marke...
Korea’s funds with portfolios screened through environmental, social and governance criteria have seen their net asset value on the decline, data showed on Feb. 7. Of over 4,200 funds managed by Korean asset management firms, nine were committed to ethical investing. Their combined won-denominate...
[THE INVESTOR] Stocks and bonds will no longer exist as paper forms in Korea starting from September, as the country moves to introduce an electronic securities system, the financial regulator said on Jan. 28. Under the new enforcement ordinance to take effect on Sept. 16, the issuance, regist...
[THE INVESTOR] The owners of South Korea’s top 10 chaebol groups saw their stock value rise by about 2 trillion won (US$1.7 billion) this month to reach 30.17 trillion won, industry data showed on Jan. 27. According to Chaebul.com, which tracks conglomerates here, the figure was up 8.3 percent f...
[THE INVESTOR] Foreign investors net purchased nearly 3 trillion won (US$2.66 billion) worth of South Korean stocks on the main bourse this month so far, data showed on Jan. 27, sparking interest in the sustainability of the current bear market rally. The foreign net purchase volume on the Kospi ...
[THE INVESTOR] Korean stocks are expected to make a modest upswing next week in the wake of recent relief rallies amid optimism over corporate performances this year, analysts said. The benchmark KOSPI closed at 2,177.73 points on Jan. 25, up 3.35 percent from a week earlier, to reach its highest...
[THE INVESTOR] Hanwha Total Petrochemical is out to woo the global money markets to finance its upcoming facility investment, estimated at almost 900 billion won (US$804.79 million). In tandem with such plans, it is preparing to issue US dollar-denominated corporate bonds amounting up to US$300-4...
[THE INVESTOR] Korea’s initial public offering market is widely expected to gather ground sharply in 2019 as several large companies are seeking to sell shares for the first time, industry sources said on Dec. 7. The market is projected to reach up to 10 trillion won (US$8.90 billion) this ye...
[THE INVESTOR] Shares of Hanjin Transportation dipped on Jan. 4 following news that a local activist fund has acquired stake. As of 2 p.m., shares of the logistics service provider on Korea’s main bourse KOSPI sank 7.55 percent from the previous day’s close. The firm has a market capitalizati...
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