August 1, 2024

Seoul shares up late Thurs. morning on rate-cut hopes

South Korean stocks traded higher late Thursday morning as investors were boosted by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s dovish stance.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index had added 0.3 percent to 2,779.1 as of 11:20 a.m.

After freezing its polic…

KG Mobility’s July sales down 23.4 pct on weak exports

KG Mobility Corp., formerly known as SsangYong Motor Co., said Thursday its July sales dropped 23.4 percent from a year earlier due to sluggish overseas sales.

KG Mobility sold 8,313 vehicles last month, compared with 10,848 units sold a year earlier…

Seah Besteel Holdings Q2 net profit down 1.1 pct to 47.3 bln won

Seah Besteel Holdings Corp. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net income of 47.3 billion won (US$34.6 million), down 1.1 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the April-June period fell 2…