Seoul shares fall 0.8 pct; Daewoo E&C tumbles

Reuters - Tuesday, November 24

SEOUL, Nov 24 - Seoul shares reversed earlier gains to end down 0.8 percent on Tuesday led by technology issues including Samsung Electronics <005930.KS>, while losses in Daewoo Engineering <047040.KS> added further pressure.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index <.KS11> finished 0.78 percent lower at 1,606.42.

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