The peak electricity demand jumped 30 percent on-year during the Chuseok holiday, data showed Thursday, in the latest evidence that autumn heat has gripped the nation.
The country’s average maximum power demand reached 70.3
– Now that the Kia Tigers have booked a ticket to the championship series in South Korean baseball, manager Lee Bum-ho can breathe a little bit and tweak his lineup however he sees fit
[as of 11:30 am]
Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP)
1-year TB 2.903 2.896 +0.7
2-year TB 2.897 2.870 +2.7
3-year TB 2.861 2.822 +3.9
10-year TB 3.001 2.928 +7.3
2-year MSB 2.941 2.914
– Seoul shares ended higher Thursday as investors cheered the U.S. Federal Reserve’s first rate cut in more than four years. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock
Seoul shares extended losses late Thursday morning on foreign selling, with SK hynix Inc. dropping after Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating on the chipmaker.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index had fallen 0.54