MARKETS-KOREA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 2)=2

TRADING VOLUME AT MORE THAN ONE-YEAR LOW

Daily transaction volume shrank to its lowest since late August, 2008, coming in at 263 million shares worth 3.7 trillion won ($3.14 billion).

Investors are awaiting the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve's two-day meeting, which will be wrapped up later in the day. The Fed is expected to reaffirm that policies to support the economy will stay in place for some time. [ID:nN03503603]

Foreign investors bought a net 103 billion won worth of stocks. Retail investors sold a net 80 billion won worth of shares and local institutions unloaded a net 42 billion won.

Advancers led decliners 541 to 257, with 80 counters ending unchanged.

The KOSPI 200 December futures index <KSc1> rose 2.95 points to 205.75, while the KOSPI 200 spot index <.KS200> ended up 4.05 points at 207.18.

The junior Kosdaq market <.KQ11> added 1.07 percent to finish at 483.87 points.

Kosdaq-listed Seoul Semiconductor <046890.KQ> jumped 5.35 percent after Singapore's state investor Temasek Holdings said it would buy 284.7 billion won worth of shares in the South Korean light emitting diode (LED) maker and its affiliate. [ID:nSEO35282]

Move on day +1.94 percent

12-month high 1,723.17 23 SEPT 2009

12-month low 914.02 21 NOV 2008

Change on yr +40.5 percent

All time high 2,085.45 1 NOV 2007

All time low 93.10 6 JAN 1981