Seoul: Seoul saw a diverse day in the stock market as the KOSPI 200 index closed with mixed results. Among the notable changes, Samsung Engineering rose by 150 to 24,250, while Samsung C&T fell by 200 to 117,400. LOTTE WELLFOOD experienced a significant drop, decreasing by 2,600 to 122,600. In contrast, LG Chem saw a substantial rise, gaining 9,500 to reach 400,500. The finance sector showed varied performances with IBK increasing by 170 to 11,870, while KT&G dropped by 700 to 85,900.
According to Yonhap News Agency, other significant movements included Samsung Card increasing by 200 to 32,250, and Doosan Enerbility declining by 140 to 14,860. The technology sector had mixed fortunes, with LG Uplus climbing by 40 to 9,830, while SK fell by 900 to 158,000. In the automotive sector, HD Hyundai Infracore experienced a decrease of 190 to 7,010.