[Featured Stock] Dongkuk Steel Mills Drops Over 7% Following 'Investment Warning' Designation

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] Dongkuk Steel’s stock price, which had risen nearly 20% over the past week, is recording a decline of over 7% in early trading on the 19th after being designated as a stock requiring investor caution.

As of 9:49 a.m. on the day, Dongkuk Steel is trading at 14,050 KRW, down 7.26% from the previous trading day.

During the session, it briefly fell to 13,900 KRW, down 8.25% from the previous day, before slightly recovering.

Dongkuk Steel had surged about 20% this month amid rising steel prices and expectations of a windfall due to POSCO’s suspension of operations caused by Typhoon Hinnamnor.

Accordingly, the Korea Exchange announced on the 16th that Dongkuk Steel was classified as a stock with excessive spam involvement and designated it as a stock requiring investor caution for one day on the 19th.

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