SEOUL, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Seoul stocks fell 3 percent on Monday, their biggest daily fall in two months, with exporters such as LG Philips LCD slumping on worries the U.S. economy may tip into recession, despite efforts to boost the economy.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index .KS11 finished 2.95 percent lower at 1,683.56 points, its biggest daily percentage fall since Nov. 21 and touching a fresh five-month closing low.
LG.Philips LCD Co Ltd 034220.KS, the world's second-largest maker of large-size LCD screens, fell 4.67 percent to 40,850 won.
Reporting by Kim Soyoung; Editing by Keiron Henderson
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