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외국인 34일째 '바이코리아'...최장 순매수 타이기록

Oct 16, 2013

외국인 투자자들이 34일 연속 국내 주식을 사들 여 최장 순매수 타이기록이 수립됐다. 외국인이 하루만 더 주식을 사면 최장 순매수 신기록이 만들어진다. 16일 유가증권시장에서 외국인은 1천972억원을 순매수했다. 개인과 기관은 각각 403억원, 1천373억원어치를 팔았다. 외국인은 지난 8월 23일부터 이날까지 유가증권시장에서 34거래일 연속 주식을 샀다. 누적 순매수 금액은 11조8천억원을 넘어섰다. 지금까지의 최고 기록은 외환위기 직후인 1998년 1월 20일부터 3월 3일까지 이어진 34거래일 연속 순매수였다. 외국인 보유 시가총액도 연일 사상 최고치를 갈아 치우고 있다. 유가증권시장과 코스닥시장에서 외국인이 보유한 시총은 434억8천억원으로 전체 의 33.09%를 차지한다. 외국인 보유 시총은 지난 4일(420조9천720억원)부터 8거래일 연속 최고 기록을 경신했다. 유가증권시장의 외국인 시총 비중은 6년 3개월 만에 35%를 돌파했다. 현재 시총 비중은 35.48%다.
Appeals court dismisses petition to retrieve assets taken by late President Park

Social affairsOct 16, 2013

A Seoul appeals court on Wednesday dismissed a petition to retrieve lost inheritance by the family of a deceased Busan businessman whose assets they claimed were forcibly taken by late authoritarian leader Park Chung-hee five decades ago. Upholding a lower court's ruling, the Seoul High Court ruled against the six family members of Kim Ji-tae, the businessman and a two-term lawmaker in the 1950s, saying that Kim still had some freedom of decision over his assets after being coerced into donating
Seoul shares down 0.31 pct on U.S. default woes

Oct 16, 2013

South Korean stocks closed 0.31 percent lower Wednesday, weighed down by concerns that the U.S.might see its sovereign rating get downgraded on the partial government shutdown and a possible default, analysts said. The local currency rose slightly against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 6.35 points to finish at 2,034.61. Trading volume was light at 258 million shares worth 4.24 trillion won ($3.97 billion) with decliners outstripping gainers 483 to 3
Cardinals homer twice to beat Dodgers 4-2 in NLCS

BaseballOct 16, 2013

The St. Louis Cardinals moved within one win of a spot in the World Series by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 on Tuesday, taking a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series.Matt Holliday and pinch-hitter Shane Robinson connected for the first home runs of the series to give the Cardinals the same 3-1 series advantage they held this time last year, only to lose the last three games to San Francisco.Game 5 is Wednesday at Dodger Stadium, with Zack Greinke to start for L
Japan typhoon tolls hits 17, set to rise: media

World NewsOct 16, 2013

At least 17 people died as a powerful typhoon lashed Japan's Pacific coast Wednesday, media reports said, with the death toll likely to rise.Typhoon Wipha, dubbed the strongest in a decade, caused landslides that buried houses as it churned past an island just south of Tokyo.Public broadcaster NHK and Jiji Press reported at least 16 people had died and 51 were unaccounted for on Oshima, after houses were destroyed or swept away by a series of landslides and floods on the island, 120 kilometers s
Seoul shares open higher amid U.S. debt ceiling talks

Oct 16, 2013

South Korean stocks opened higher Wednesday led by gains in large-cap financial shares amid the continuing U.S. debt ceiling negotiations, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 4.6 points, or 0.23 percent to 2,045.56 in the first 15 minutes of trading. KB Financial Group, the No. 2 lender, shot up 2.5 percent and Hana Financial Group, the third largest banking firm, soared 2.8 percent. The local currency was trading at 1,068.25 won against the U.S. dollar as
Eleanor Catton wins fiction's Booker Prize

CultureOct 16, 2013

Youth and heft triumphed at Britain's Booker Prize on Tuesday, as 28-year-old New Zealander Eleanor Catton won the fiction award for “The Luminaries,” an ambitious 832-page murder mystery set during a 19th-century gold rush.The choice should give heart to young authors of oversized tales. Catton is the youngest writer and only the second New Zealander to win the prestigious award _ and her epic novel is easily the longest Booker champion.Catton said after accepting the award that she didn't thin
South Korea pushes to build three more Aegis destroyers

DefenseOct 16, 2013

The South Korean Navy has made a request to build three more Aegis destroyers to bolster defense against its Asian neighbors and North Korea amid increasing military tension due to territorial disputes, a military source said Wednesday. South Korea currently operates three 7,600-ton Aegis warships, but the Navy has sought to increase its fleet to cope with rising regional tension in light of Pyongyang's third nuclear test conducted earlier this year and ongoing territorial disputes between China
After mom's trip, U.S. keeps pressing N. Korea to release American man

North KoreaOct 16, 2013

The U.S. government kept pressing North Korea Tuesday to free an American citizen after a trip there by his mother did not lead to his release.State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said "we remain gravely concerned about" the fate of Kenneth Bae, a 45-year-old Korean-American man held in the communist nation for almost a year."We continue to urge the North Korean authorities to grant him special amnesty and immediate release," she said at a press briefing. "I don't have any other updates."Bae's
Lawyer of Nazi war criminal calls off funeral amid protests

World NewsOct 16, 2013

The funeral of Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke was called off at the last minute Tuesday by his lawyer after he said police prevented friends and family members from attending amid a noisy protest against the planned memorial.Shouting “murderer” and “executioner,” hundreds of people jeered as Priebke's coffin arrived for the funeral Mass to be celebrated by a splinter Catholic group opposed to the Vatican's outreach to Jews. But Priebke's lawyer, Paolo Giachini, told The Associated Press the fun
Once-in-a-decade typhoon heads for Japan nuclear plant

World NewsOct 16, 2013

A typhoon described as the "strongest in 10 years" closed in on Japan on Wednesday, on a path that will take it towards the precarious Fukushima nuclear power plant.Tokyo and surrounding areas were hit by violent winds and heavy rains in the early hours of Wednesday morning as Typhoon Wipha moved northeast off the coast of central Japan.Thousands were evacuated from their homes in the neighboring prefecture Chiba and power outages were reported.Record rainfall of around 118.5 millimeters per hou
Chinese freighter sinks off S. Korea, eight dead: coastguard

Social affairsOct 16, 2013

Eight crew members of a Chinese-owned cargo ship died after their vessel sank in rough seas off the South Korean harbour of Pohang, coastguard officials said Wednesday.The Panamanian-registered 8,461-tonne freighter, carrying a 19-member crew, sank late Tuesday during a storm as it was waiting to enter Pohang and unload its cargo."Eight bodies have been recovered, eight others survived, and three are still missing," a South Korean coastguard spokesman told AFP.China's state media reported that 1
Naver founder joins Korean rich list

IndustryOct 16, 2013

Naver’s founder Lee Hae-jin joined the list of Korea’s richest people, according to a local conglomerate-tracking website. Chaebul.com said Wednesday that Lee, who owns 4.64 percent of shares in the nation’s largest search engine, has stock value worth 1.45 trillion won ($1.4 billion). Lee resigned from his post as chief strategy officer in January, and has since been serving as chairman of Line Corp., the Japanese arm of Naver that operates messenger Line.His shares surged from 50.6 million won
U.S. Senators seek budget deal, House effort flops

World BusinessOct 16, 2013

Senate leaders are optimistic about reaching an eleventh-hour bipartisan deal preventing a possible federal default and ending the partial government shutdown after Republican divisions forced House leaders to drop efforts to pass their own version. Pressured by the calendar, financial markets and public opinion polls, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell were hoping to shake hands on an agreement Wednesday and, if possible, hold votes later in the day. Driving t
S. Korea's jobless rate falls to 2.7 pct in Sept.

Oct 16, 2013

South Korea's jobless rate fell in September from a month earlier and job creation accelerated, raising hopes that labor market conditions are improving, a government report showed Wednesday.According to the report by Statistics Korea, the jobless rate stood at 2.7 percent last month, down from 3 percent in August. The jobless rate adjusted for inflation also fell to 3 percent from 3.1 percent over the cited period.Job creation is also picking up speed. The number of employed people was 25.47 mi