The South Korean stock market jumped by almost 2% after noon

ON 3 SEPTEMBER, THE KOREAN KOSPI INDEX ROSE BY 16.76 POINTS ON 3 SEPTEMBER (ON THURSDAY) AND BY 0.26 PER CENT, REPORTING 6579.48 POINTS. THE INDEX JUMPED BY ALMOST 2 PER CENT AFTER NOON, SK HERCULES BY 1 PER CENT AND TRISTAR BY 0.2 PER CENT. KIM XIAN