Seoul shares fall; exporters lower, Samsung climbs

Editor: Bruce Meng
5 Sep 2008 08:25:10 GMT

SEOUL, Sept 5 – Seoul shares closed lower on Friday with exporters retreating on global economy worries, but Samsung Electronics <005930.KS> climbed 1.2 percent on speculation it could make a bid for U.S. memory maker SanDisk <SNDK.O>.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index <.KS11> closed 1.55 percent lower at 1,404.38 points, but up from the session low of 1,393.33.

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