Article: DAUM COMMUNICATIONS SHARES FALL ON LYCOS ACQUISITION REPORTS.

SEOUL, July 29 Asia Pulse - Shares in Daum Communications Corp. (KOSDAQ:035720), South Korea's largest Internet portal, fell by as much as 5 per cent Thursday on reports that the company is planning to acquire Internet portal Lycos from Spanish company Terra Networks.

The secondary Kosdaq Stock Exchange asked Daum to clarify media reports about the alleged negotiations. The exchange gave the South Korean Internet portal until this afternoon to reply.

Daum shares slid 5.18 per cent to 33,850 won at 11:31 a.m. in Seoul.

On Wednesday, one Us media agency reported that Terra Networks had found a potential buyer for its Internet unit Lycos, in a ...

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