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Harrison UC Riverside Extension Center,1200 University Ave, Riverside CA 92507-4596 951 756 8468 [email protected] 1> The shares prices of POSCO have been increased from July 19 to July 25. According to ZACKS Equity Research, POSCO announced it will acquire a stake in Southeast Asia’s largest stainless steel producer Thainox Stainless. With this acquisition, POSCO will increase its presence in the Southeast Asian market and improve global competitiveness in the stainless business. 2> The shares prices of POSCO have been decreased from July 25 to August 1. According to Bloomberg, South Korea’s economy expanded at a slower pace in the second quarter as a stronger won. If won become a strengthening currency, Korea’s export growth will decelerate further. Thus, it influenced the fall of POSCO’s stocks. I want to hold my stock because POSCO posted a 22 percent gain in second-quarter profit, aided by higher prices and earnings from its units. The world’s third-biggest steelmaker, which raised the prices of benchmark hot-rolled steel plates by about 18 percent in April, expects global demand for steel products to recover after declining in the third quarter. Summary Table Opening date Share price Closing date 08-01company 07-19- 08-01- 2011 07-19-2011 No. of Shares 2011 2011 Total Profit APPL $ 374.96 $ 396.75 40 $ 374.96 $ 396.75 + $ 871.60 GOOL $ 600.90 $ 606.77 6 $ 600.90 $ 606.77 + PKX $ 105.53 $ 110.60 107 $ 105.53 $ 110.60 + $ 542.49 Total 153 Daily Transaction Chart Date APPL GOOL PKX 2011-07-19 $374.96 $600.9 $105.53 2011-07-20 $386.9 $595.35 $108.05 $ 35.22 +$ 1,449.31