KOREA ' S KOSPI INDEX SURGED BY 8.00 PER CENT IN THE DAY AND SK HERCULES BY 12.9 PER CENT

ON 15 JULY, THE KOREAN KOSPI INDEX ROSE BY 8.00 PER CENT IN THE DAYTIME, REPORTING 7407.70 POINTS. THE KOREAN-AMERICAN SEMICONDUCTOR ROSE BY 28 PER CENT, SK HERCULES BY 12.9 PER CENT AND TRISTAR ELECTRONICS BY 7.6 PER CENT. KIM XIAN