Wednesday, April 25, 2007

South Korean Stocks Climb to Record; Posco, Samsung Electronics Lead Gains

(Bloomberg) -- South Korean stocks rose to a record. Posco gained after a newspaper said it may swap stakes with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. to fend off hostile bids.

Steelmakers such Hyundai Steel Co. also rose after Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., China's biggest, said quarterly profit more than doubled as the government curbed capacity expansion.


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