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COPYRIGHT 2005 Asia Pulse Pty Ltd
SEOUL, Feb 24 Asia Pulse - South Korean shares extended their gains Thursday afternoon as investors were relieved of concerns about the strengthening Korean won to the dollar.
Also boosting market sentiment was an overnight gain in U.S. stocks, analysts said. Exporters led the gains.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 16.63 points, or 1.71 per cent, to 984.96 as of 1:20 p.m., and the tech-rich KOSDAQ index gained 12.42...
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