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Seoul shares close lower; shipbuilders tumble

Mon Aug 4, 2008 2:52am EDT
 Foreign investors sold 99 billion won worth of shares, and
local institutions sold a net 256 billion won of shares on the
main board. Local retail investors bought a net 336 billion won.
 Decliners outnumbered advancers by 637 to 164, with 89 titles
ending flat.
 Trade volume stood at 242 million shares worth 4.11 trillion
won, compared with 228 million shares worth 3.3 trillion won on
Friday.
 The KOSPI 200 September futures index KSU8 fell 3.10 points
to 199.40 and the KOSPI 200 spot index .KS200 lost 3.87 points
to 197.56. The junior Kosdaq .KQ11 market shed 1.73 percent to
526.49.
          Move on day             -1.95 percent
          12-month high  2,085.45    1 NOV 2007
          12-month low   1,488.75  16 JULY 2008
          Change on yr            -18.7 percent
          All time high  2,085.45    1 NOV 2007
          All time low      93.10   06 JAN 1981

































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