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Seoul shares end down as techs decline

Mon May 26, 2008 3:27am EDT
 Foreigners sold a net 232 billion won worth of shares listed
on the main board, and local institutions bought a net 151
billion won. Local retail investors bought a net 54 billion won.
 Decliners outnumbered advancers by 578 to 228, with 71
titles ending unchanged.
 Trade volume stood at 277 million shares worth 5.2 trillion
won, compared with 291 million shares worth 4.7 trillion won on
Friday.
 The KOSPI 200 June futures index <0#KS:> lost 2.80 points to
231.75 and the KOSPI 200 spot index .KS200 fell 3.71 points to
230.43. The junior Kosdaq .KQ11 market declined 1.22 percent to
641.10.
          Move on day             -1.50 percent
          12-month high  2,085.45    1 NOV 2007
          12-month low   1,375.84    5 MAR 2007
          Change on yr             -5.1 percent
          All time high  2,085.45    1 NOV 2007
          All time low      93.10   06 JAN 1981
   (Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)

































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