[SEOUL] South Korean shares closed higher on Friday as a phone call between top trade representatives of the United States and China calmed investors nerves worried about simmering tensions, while continued optimism over re-opening of economies aided sentiment. Read more at The Business Times.
South Korean shares closed higher on Friday as a phone call between top trade representatives of the United States and China calmed investors nerves worried about simmering tensions, while continued optimism over re-opening of economies aided sentiment.
The KOSPI ended 17.21 points, or 0.89 per cent, higher at 1,945.82. For the week, the KOSPI lost 0.09 per cent. Stocks rose on hopes that US-China tensions would ease, Samsung Securities' analyst Seo Jung-hun said, adding that hopes around re-opening of economies continued to boost sentiment. Top US and Chinese trade representatives discussed their Phase 1 trade deal on Friday, with China saying they agreed to improve the atmosphere for its implementation and the United States saying both sides expected obligations to be met.
Japan said the state of emergency could be lifted in those areas which see no new cases on a daily basis, while South Korea which reported 12 new cases on Friday earlier this week relaxed its social distancing rules.
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