Monday, 21 May 2007

South Korea's Kospi Index Climbs to a Record; Construction Stocks Advance

(Bloomberg) -- South Korean stocks advanced, lifting
the Kospi index to a second straight record. Daewoo Engineering
& Construction Co. gained after Good Morning Shinhan Securities
Co. said the government's plan to build a new satellite city
will benefit builders.

``The news coming out of the construction sector is pushing
up the stocks these days, like the satellite city plans,'' said
Jeong Gi Won, who helps manage $2.1 billion at Daehan Investment
Trust Management Co. in Seoul. ``Builders have also been winning
more contracts than last year.''


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