Samsung Shares Fall as Apple Eyes Ban on New Galaxy Phone
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Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest mobile-phone maker, fell in Seoul trading as Apple Inc. sought a ban on U.S. sales of new Galaxy smartphones, deepening their global patent disputes.
Samsung dropped 1.2 percent to 1,218,000 won at the close. The stock tumbled 7.5 percent on Aug. 27, the first day of trading after a U.S. jury verdict found the South Korean company copied the iPhone.