Seoul shares fall;exporters lose, gaming issues up

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SEOUL, June 16 | Tue Jun 16, 2009 2:06am EDT

SEOUL, June 16 (Reuters) - Seoul shares fell on Tuesday with news index compiler MSCI's decision not to upgrade South Korea to developed market status in its annual review adding pressure, but online gaming issues rallied on the back of earnings hopes.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index .KS11 (KOSPI) ended down 0.94 percent at 1,399.15 points.

(Reporting by Jungyoun Park; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)

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