Korea Hot Stocks - NCSoft jumps on strong Q3 results

Reuters - Friday, November 6

SEOUL, Nov 6 - Stocks on the move on Friday include:

As of 0014 GMT, the main KOSPI <.KS11> was up 1.21 percent at 1,670.95 points.

The index opened 1.64 percent higher at 1,577.64 points.

**NCSOFT JUMPS AFTER STRONG Q3 EARNINGS**

NCSoft <036570.KS> rose 4.42 percent to 130,000 won after the online game developer and publisher reported a surge in third-quarter profits.

Its net profit soared to 46.9 billion won in the July-September quarter, more than nine times of a year-ago figure and also higher than a consensus forecast of 42.9 billion won from Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

NCSoft said its revenue and profits got a boost from the global launch of the blockbuster role-playing game "Aion".

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