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Equity Indices
	Last	Today’s Change	52 week Low	52 week high
KOSPI	3,171.66	-49.04 -1.52%	1,841.66	3,266.23
KOSDAQ	1,022.22	-9.66 -0.94%	602.05	1,032.64
KOSPI200	426.75	-7.85 -1.81%	244.56	449.04

Bonds and rates
	Rate	Today’s Change
BOK benchmark rate	0.50%	0.00
Call rate (Overnight)	0.47%	-0.02
KORIBOR (3 month)	0.71%	0.00
Monetary Stabilization Bonds	0.66%	0.00
Korean Treasury 3 years	0.00%	0.00
Korean Treasury 5 years	0.00%	0.00
Coporate Bond 3 years, AA-	1.92%	0.00

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Korean music labels
K-Pop shares to soar on BTS, Blackpink comeback

South Korean entertainment labels are expected to see their earnings momentum back in full swing in the second quarter as popular K-pop groups such as

Apr 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

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IMF
IMF warns against South Korea's debt explosion

South Korea needs to closely monitor government spending to avoid a future debt explosion given its rapidly aging population, according to a senior In

Apr 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

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Corporate split-off
LG Corp shares surge ahead of relisting after split-off

Shares of LG Corp. are significantly outperforming the broader market on expectations the company will be fairly valued when it’s relisted on th

Apr 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

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K-content performance
K-content shares soar as platforms go global

Shares of Korean content providers are flying high as platform operators such as Kakao Entertainment Corp. are looking to expand overseas to bask in t

Apr 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

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Overseas derivatives
Brokerage firms enjoy rising bets on global derivatives

South Korean brokerage houses enjoyed a bumper year in 2020 with a record fee income from global derivatives trading, driven by retail investors' vent

Apr 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

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Currencies
	Value
GDP Growth Rate (Quarterly, real)	1.20%
GDP Growth Rate (Annual, real)	2.00%
GDP (real)	463,395
GDP (nominal)	490,139
GDP per capita (nominal, USD 2019)	31,838
GNI per capita (nominal, USD 2019)	32,115

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