South Korean stocks started lower Thursday amid lingering fears about a U.S. recession.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 28.7 points, or 1.12 percent, to 2,539.71
Hankook and Company Co. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net profit of 108.5 billion won (US$78.8 million), up 198.6 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a
Mirae Asset Securities Co. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net income of 201.2 billion won (US$146 million), up 42.8 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a
Netmarble Corp. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net profit of 162.3 billion won (US$117.9 million), swinging from a loss of 44.1 billion won a year earlier.
Operating profit for
The military manpower agency said Thursday it will strengthen legal compliance education for social service agents after BTS member Suga’s drunk-driving incident on an electric scooter earlier this week.
LG Corp. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net income of 290.4 billion won (US$211 million), down 30.7 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing
Kakao Corp. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net income of 87.1 billion won (US$63.4 million), up 59.1 percent from a year earlier.
Operating income for the April-June period was
A senior official of the state anti-corruption agency was found dead in an apparent suicide in the central administrative city of Sejong, police said Thursday.
The official of the
