July 26, 2024

Hana Financial Group Q2 net profit up 11.7 pct to 1.04 tln won

Hana Financial Group Inc. on Friday reported its second-quarter net profit of 1.04 trillion won (US$754.7 million), up 11.7 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 1.35 trillion won in operating profit for…

Seoul shares up late Fri. morning on U.S. gains

South Korean shares extended earlier gains to trade sharply higher late Friday morning on faster-than-expected U.S. growth.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 23.48 points, or 0.87 percent, to 2,734.13 as of 11:20 a.m.

Th…