Seoul, Korea - Republic of
FINANCE MINISTER JIN NYUM OPENS SOUTH KOREAN STOCK MARKET IN SEOUL.
South Korean Finance Minister Jin Nyum (C) pushes a button to start the
day's trading as the Chairman of the Financial Supervisory Commission,
Lee Keun-young (L) and Korea Stock Exchange (KSE) Chairman Park
Chang-bae look on during the opening ceremony of KSE for the new year
in Seoul January 2, 2002. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price
Index finished up 4.50 percent at 724.95 on Wednesday, the first
session of 2002. REUTERS/Lee Jae-won
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