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Kospi gives up morning gains as Samsung disappoints and Czech nuclear builders tumble — as it happened

Institutions led the selling as the Kospi closed down 1.24 percent, with Samsung Electronics falling 4.13 percent, SK hynix rising against the tide and Daewoo E&C losing almost a fifth of its value.

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Pedestrians walk past a Samsung store in southern Seoul on Oct. 8.