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Reuters  Nov 1  Comment 
Hyosung said on Sunday that it had asked for an extension to the deadline for its bid to take over Hynix Semiconductor , the world's No.2 memory chip maker.
Bloomberg  Oct 1  Comment 
(Update1) Lone Star Funds, the Dallas-based buyout firm, said it has government support to sell Korea Exchange Bank and plans to exit its majority stake in the lender in six to 12 months.
Reuters  Oct 1  Comment 
South Korean builder Daewoo Engineering & Construction said on Thursday it had won a 267 billion won resort construction project in Libya.
Bloomberg  Sep 26  Comment 
The creditors’ committee for bankrupt South Korean chipmaker MagnaChip Semiconductor LLC has won court approval for its plan to reorganize the company.
Bloomberg  Sep 23  Comment 
(Update3) Hyosung Corp. fell the most in 11 months in Seoul trading after the company submitted a letter of intent for a bid to gain control of Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world’s second-largest maker of computer-memory chips.
Bloomberg  Sep 17  Comment 
Jinro Ltd., South Korea’s biggest traditional liquor maker, said it will delay its initial public offering by about three weeks.
Bloomberg  Sep 3  Comment 
South Korean banks may face a “challenging” second half as the government pushes them to cut bad-loan ratios and renegotiate debt agreements with ailing companies, the head of the nation’s sixth-largest lender said.
PR Newswire  Aug 27  Comment 
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has signed a five-year strategic procurement outsourcing agreement with Korea Exchange Bank (KEB), the country's largest foreign exchange bank. (Logo:
Bloomberg  Aug 5  Comment 
(Update1) Korea Exchange Bank, the lender Lone Star Funds is seeking to sell, returned to profit in the second quarter as pressure on loan margins eased.
Bloomberg  Jul 27  Comment 
Lone Star Funds may soon begin talks to sell Korea Exchange Bank to the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the Seoul Economic Daily reported, citing financial industry officials it didn’t identify.
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As of 31 December 2007, the Korea Exchange had 1,757 listed companies[1] with a combined market capitalization of $1.1 trillion.[2]

Basic Information

Exchange Symbols

  • Google Finance: SEO
  • Thomson Reuters: SE
  • Yahoo! Finance: .KS

Market Information (as of 31 December 2007)

  • Trading Hours:
    • Normal Trading Session: 08:00 - 15:00
2004[3] 2005[4] 2006[5] 2007[6]
Number of Listed Companies6831,6161,6891,757
Domestic Market Capitalization (in $ million)389,473718,011834,4041,122,606
Value of Shares Traded (in $ million)625,1861,210,6621,342,0862,005,994
Average Daily Turnover (in $ million)2,5114,8625,4348,255
Average Value of Trades (in $ thousand)4.53.13.33.3
New Capital Raised from Initial Public Offerings (in $ million)10,9522,1832,8533,170
New Capital Raised from Secondary Public Offerings (in $ million)3,9412,6012,4733,807
Number of Trading Days249249247243

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Indices

Benchmark Index



Constituent Indices

Sector Indices

  • KRX Autos Index
  • KRX Semicon Index
  • KRX Health Care Index
  • KRX Banks Index
  • KRX IT Index
  • KRX Energy and Chemicals Index
  • KRX Steels Index
  • KRX Consumer Staples Index
  • KRX Media and Telecom Index
  • KRX Financials (excluding Banks) Index
  • KRX Constructions Index

Stocks listed on the Korea Exchange

References

  1. Number of Listed Companies (2006, 2007), World Federation of Exchanges
  2. Domestic Market Capitalization (2006, 2007), World Federation of Exchanges
  3. Annual Statistics 2004, Equity Markets, World Federation of Exchanges
  4. Annual Statistics 2005, Equity Markets, World Federation of Exchanges
  5. Annual Statistics 2006, Equity Markets, World Federation of Exchanges
  6. Annual Statistics 2007, Equity Markets, World Federation of Exchanges
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