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Trading revenue on the main board was 3.62 trillion won ($3.09 billion), up slightly from Thursday's 3.36 trillion won.
* Trading still lacklustre
SEOUL, Nov 6 (Reuters) - South Korea said on Friday that growth in mortgage lending slowed for a third consecutive month in October in the wake of government regulatory measures aimed at averting a property price bubble.
BEIJING - China on Friday blasted Washington's decision to impose anti-dumping duties on imports of Chinese-made steel pipe as protectionist ahead of President Barack Obama's visit to Beijing this month.
SEOUL, Nov 6 (Reuters) - South Korea's foreign exchange authorities were spotted buying dollars on Friday to check the won's <KRW=> gains, traders said.
TOKYO - Toyota's popular Prius hybrid was the top-selling car in Japan in October for the sixth straight month, helped by tax breaks and government subsidies for environmentally friendly vehicles, an industry group said Friday.
SEOUL, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Seoul shares rose 1.3 percent on Friday, with brokerages, steel makers and auto parts-related shares advancing against the backdrop of a Wall Street gain, but caution lingered over the stronger won <KRW=> and upcoming U.S. data.
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - Malaysia's order for four Airbus A400M military planes will proceed but delivery will be delayed by at least three years to 2016, a senior official said Friday.
SEOUL (AFP) - - South Korean steelmaker POSCO said Friday it has begun building a plant in Turkey to produce steel for automobiles.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - - The top US trade negotiator said that finalizing a trade deal with South Korea was "within reach" but gave no timeline as he sought greater access for US automakers.
* US says needs level playing field in S.Korea auto market
LAGOS (AFP) - - China has dangled a near open cheque book to Africa's major oil producers in a bid to guarantee supplies for decades to come.
SEOUL, Nov 6 (Reuters) - South Korean government bond prices held steady early on Friday despite a jump in the equities markets, on a relatively high level of risk aversion and ahead of next week's rate decision by the country's central bank.
SEOUL, Nov 6 (Reuters) - South Korea is seeking to entrust an additional $7 billion to sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corp (KIC) next year, a finance ministry official said on Friday.
SEOUL, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Seoul shares got off to a strong start on Friday, with car parts maker Hyundai Mobis <012330.KS> and brokerage issues rebounding in a positive reaction to the broad-based rally in U.S. stocks on robust economic data.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Telecom Corp., New Zealand's largest listed company, reported a surprise lift in profits for the first quarter of the financial year thanks to a huge tax credit and strong growth in the mobile phone market.
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - - The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced sanctions against the Malaysian subsidiary of Iran's Bank Mellat, which Washington says helps finance the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
TOKYO (AFP) - - Struggling Japan Airlines said Thursday it would axe 16 more routes, affecting dozens of flights, as part of a drastic overhaul aimed at keeping it in the skies in the face of mounting losses.
| EUR vs SGD | 2.066000 |
| GBP vs SGD | 2.313580 |
| MYR vs SGD | 0.409467 |
| USD vs SGD | 1.392050 |
| SGD vs EUR | 0.483781 |
| SGD vs GBP | 0.432231 |
| SGD vs MYR | 2.442204 |
| SGD vs USD | 0.717978 |
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