KOREA ' S KOSPI INDEX DROPPED 3.03 PER CENT IN OPENINGS AND 4 PER CENT IN SK HERCULES AND SAMSUNG ELECTRONS

THE KOREAN KOSPI INDEX DROPPED 232.32 POINTS ON THE OPENING OF THE LAUNCH ON 8 JULY (ON WEDNESDAY), BY 3.03 PER CENT AND REPORTED 7423.99 POINTS. SK HERCULES AND SAMSUNG ELECTRONS DROPPED 4%. KIM XIAN