Share Prices Are Mixed
May 19, 2011
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index was down 3.09 to 784.05 on volume of 22.6 million shares valued at 415.8 billion won. Gainers led decliners 446 to 374 with 141 issues ending unchanged. Samsung Electronics fell 3,600 won to 56,700 won because of concerns that semiconductor prices may fall further. LG Electronics lost 600 won to 13,800 while Pohang Iron & Steel shed 600 won to 47,000. Analysts said the day's gainers were shares listed in the market's second-tier sector and small-capitalization issues. Kukje gained 320 won to 5,690; and Sammi Steel soared 230 won to 4,080.
