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Finance Asia  Nov 23  Comment 
Bursa Malaysia and Korea Exchange promote Islamic bonds to Korean issuers.
MarketWatch  Nov 20  Comment 
The chairman of South Korea’s KDB Financial reportedly says the state financial holding company plans to buy local banks, including Korea Exchange Bank.
Mondo Visione  Nov 17  Comment 
10 additional single stock futures will be listed on Dec 14, 2009 since the Korea Exchange introduced 15 single stock futures for the first time on May 6, 2008.
PR Newswire  Nov 16  Comment 
CHICAGO and BUSAN, South Korea, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives marketplace, and the Korea Exchange Inc. (KRX), a premier capital marketplace for Northeast Asia, today announced the launch
Business Times - Malaysia  Nov 16  Comment 
KOREA Exchange (KRX) and Bursa Malaysia will play host to Korean investment bankers, advisers, issuers and institutional investors at the upcoming inaugural KRX-Bursa Malaysia Islamic Capital Market Conference. The conference, co-organised in...
Bloomberg  Nov 12  Comment 
(Update1) Hyosung Corp. withdrew its bid for Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world’s second-largest computer- memory chipmaker, sending shares of both companies higher.
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.
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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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