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(LEAD) Seoul shares fall over 1 pct as chip stocks slip

Seoul shares fell more than 1 percent Monday, hit by declines in semiconductor stocks. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) tumbled 31.95 points, or 1.14 percent, to close at 2,763….

(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on July 22)

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Seoul shares fall over 1.3 pct on institutional, foreign selling

Seoul shares fell over 1.3 percent late Monday morning, as institutions and foreign investors unloaded chip, battery and other blue chips across the board.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index had tumbled 38.70 points, or 1.38 percent, to…