In South Korea the decline in inventories accelerated in the second quarter, and the leanness of stocks bodes well for further gains in production over the rest of this year.

韩国第二季度的库存下降速度加快，库存量小是今年二季度以后生产进一步回升的吉兆。

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Emerging nation stocks too declined on rising inflation concerns and earnings reports missed estimates and as the Bank of Korea is estimated to increase interest rates by 0.25% to 3% tomorrow.

不断增加的通胀担忧、不如预期的盈利报告以及韩国银行将于明日上调利率25个基点至3%的市场预期令新兴国家股市也下跌。

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There saw continuous drops in LME copper warehouse stocks, mainly outflowed from the three Asian warehouses located in Korea and Singapore.

伦敦金属交易所（LME）期铜库存连续出现下降，亚洲三个仓库（分别位于韩国的釜山、光阳以及新加坡）成为库存主要流出地。

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In trading,Japanese stocks were up nearly two percent, while markets in Hong Kong, South Korea,and Australia were up about half a percent.

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That hurt the more liquid markets in the region, where investors can sell assets quickly, such as South Korea and Taiwan, and where foreign ownership of stocks is also high.

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