S.Korea's cement, concrete producers rise on N.Korea-U.S. summit talks

SHINWON

31/05/2018 01:48

** Shares of South Korea's cement and concrete producers
rise, on expectations of construction projects in North Korea,
following a senior North Korean official's rare visit to the
United States for talks about a possible summit between the
leaders of the two countries  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1T11GE
    ** Hyundai Cement  006390.KS  soars as much as 17.4 pct to
its highest since October 2009, while Korea Cement  198440.KQ 
rises 11.8 pct
    ** SG Co Ltd  255220.KQ , a company that makes ready-mixed
concrete, jumps nearly 30 pct, Seoul bourse's daily trading
limit
    ** Other North Korea-exposed shares also gain; Shinwon
 009270.KS  and In The F  014990.KS  up 12.2 pct and 11.6 pct,
respectively
    ** Broader market  .KS11  up 0.6 pct 0045 GMT

 ((Reuters Messaging: dahee.kim@thomsonreuters.com))