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SEOUL, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - South Korea's financial markets are likely to face a setback regardless of whether Hynix Semiconductor Inc. creditors bail out the debt-ridden company or places it under court receivership, securities sources said Monday.
Foreign investors will hardly welcome news of a new financial assistance package for Hynix as it could lead to a fall in the country's sovereign rating, said Yoon Jae-hyun, an analyst at Sejong Securities Co.
Yoon added that financial aid to a company with little chance of getting its management back on track could saddle financial institutions with another load of non-performing loans.
If Hynix is placed under court receivership, financial firms will have to bear 3.1 trillion won (US$2.41 billion) in further loss provisions, and Hynix' subcontractors will face back-to-back bankruptcies, the ...
Source: HighBeam Research, HYNIX' FINANCIAL TROUBLES A LOSE-LOSE GAME: SECURITIES FIRMS.