South Korean shipbuilding shares jump after report on U.S. bill

SEOUL (Reuters) – Shares in South Korean shipbuilders HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hanwha Ocean rose more than 15% and 16%, respectively, in Wednesday afternoon trade.

Shares rallied after South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday that two U.S. senators introduced a bill to allow the U.S. Navy to build naval vessels in a shipyard located in a U.S. allied country.

(Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Ed Davies)

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