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Asiana Share Price Price Gains on a Potential Deal With Korean Air Parent Hanjin

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Shares of Asiana Airlines (KRX: 020560) rose as much as 25% on Friday on media reports that the carrier may be sold to Hanjin Group, which already owns Korean Air Line.

According to the report in Korea Economic Daily on Friday, the Korea Development Bank (KDB) – Asiana’s main creditor – is considering selling the embattled airline.

Analysts believe that this setup would be perfect for both sides as the deal would save Asiana while providing Hanjin with a great and reliable partner in state-run KDB.

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“From Hanjin Kal’s standpoint, it could find no better ally than KDB,” said Um Kyung-a, an analyst at Shinyoung Securities, to Reuters.

“And if the two airlines merge, the country’s aviation industry also benefits from the consolidation as too often there has been more supply than demand,” she added.

Shares in Korean Air fell about 3% on Friday given that a potential merger with Asiana is not well-received from the side of investors.

Asiana share price gained on potential takeover deal November 2020

Asiana share price closed the day 7.8% in the green after failing to sustain the majority of earlier gains.

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Nigels tiefes Verständnis der Finanzmärkte basiert auf über 10 Jahren Erfahrung. Nigel wurde bisher zweimal von der FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) autorisiert und hat in der letzten Zeit eine Finanz-Brokerage Firma besessen und verkauft. Er liefert hochaktuelle Analysen und Einsichten in die Finanzmärkte und in die allgemeine Wirtschafts- und Währungspolitik des Vereinigten Königreichs, der USA, Europas und Asiens.