See also Investing in South Korea.
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 Companies | 683 | 1,616 | 1,689 | 1,757
|
| Domestic Market Capitalization (in $ million) | 389,473 | 718,011 | 834,404 | 1,122,606
|
| Value of Shares Traded (in $ million) | 625,186 | 1,210,662 | 1,342,086 | 2,005,994
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| Average Daily Turnover (in $ million) | 2,511 | 4,862 | 5,434 | 8,255
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| Average Value of Trades (in $ thousand) | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3
|
| New Capital Raised from Initial Public Offerings (in $ million) | 10,952 | 2,183 | 2,853 | 3,170
|
| New Capital Raised from Secondary Public Offerings (in $ million) | 3,941 | 2,601 | 2,473 | 3,807
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| Number of Trading Days | 249 | 249 | 247 | 243
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Creating Articles for Stocks listed on the Korea Exchange
To create an article for a stock listed on the Korea Exchange, follow these steps:
- Type Stock:Company Name (CompanyTicker-SE) into the Wikinvest search box and click Search.
- Click on the link adjacent to Be the first person to create the page.
- Type {{new_stock}}, [[Category:Korea Exchange]] and [[Category:Investing in Korea]] on separate lines into the text box and click Save page to create the article.
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
- ↑ Number of Listed Companies (2006, 2007), World Federation of Exchanges
- ↑ Domestic Market Capitalization (2006, 2007), World Federation of Exchanges
- ↑ Annual Statistics 2004, Equity Markets, World Federation of Exchanges
- ↑ Annual Statistics 2005, Equity Markets, World Federation of Exchanges
- ↑ Annual Statistics 2006, Equity Markets, World Federation of Exchanges
- ↑ Annual Statistics 2007, Equity Markets, World Federation of Exchanges