South Korean shares end 1.7pc lower

SEOUL : South Korean shared closed 1.7 percent lower on Thursday as major technology shares were hit by concerns over a

The benchmark KOSPI index was down 32.09 points at 1,860.58.

Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest memory chipmaker, plunged 5.72 percent and LG Electronics, the world's third-largest mobile phone producer, shed 6.11 percent.

 

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011

 

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