Samsung Electronics shares top W300,000 for first time as strike put on hold

Shares of Samsung Electronics surpassed 300,000 won ($198) in intraday trading for the first time Friday, marking a new milestone as the labor union's walkout has been suspended. Samsung Electronics started trading at 300,000 won in regular trading on the day, rising to as high as 300,500 won. It later pared the gains on profit-taking and stood at 294,000 won as of 10:40 a.m. Though the memory chip giant touched the 300,000 won mark in pre-trading Thursday, following the last-minute tentative la

By The Korea Herald