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Native name | 주식회사 대동 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short description: Securities exchange operator in South Korea
Korea Exchange (KRX, 한국거래소) is the sole securities exchange operator in South Korea . It is headquartered in Busan, and has an office for cash markets and market oversight in Seoul. HistoryThe Korea Exchange was created through the integration of Korea Stock Exchange (KSE), Korea Futures Exchange and KOSDAQ Stock Market under the Korea Stock & Futures Exchange Act. The securities and derivatives markets of former exchanges are now business divisions of Korea Exchange: the Stock Market Division, KOSDAQ Market Division and Derivatives Market Division. As of Dec 2020, Korea Exchange had 2,409 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of ₩2.3 quadrillion KRW (US$2.1 trillion). The exchange has normal trading sessions from 09:00 am to 03:30 pm on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance.[3] On 22 May 2015, the Korea Exchange joined the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative in an event with the UN-SG Ban Ki-moon in attendance, as well as senior officials from UN Global Compact and UNCTAD.[4] Traded Instruments
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| Industry | Agricultural machinery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | May 20, 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Headquarters | Daegu, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Area served | Worldwide | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Key people | Kim Joon-Sik Chairman & CEO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Products | Tractors Combines Forage equipment Seeding & Tillage equipment Diesel engines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | KRW 895.7 billion (FY 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | https://www.daedong.co.kr https://www.kioti.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daedong Corporation, also known by the brand name Kioti in North America, is a South Korea agricultural machinery manufacturer founded in 1947 and headquartered in Daegu, South Korea. Its main products include tractors, combine harvesters, all-terrain utility vehicles and engines .[2]
At first, Daedong's business was primarily in metal casting. Daedong began producing agricultural machinery in 1949.[3]
By 1985 they exported their first tractors, and Kioti USA was formed 1993.[4][5] The company was formerly known as Daedong Industrial Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Daedong Corporation in March 2021.[6]
Kioti Tractor (/kaɪˈoʊti/ "coyote") is the trade name for Daedong tractors in U.S. and other markets.[7]