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Korea Hot Stocks-Hyundai Mobis ,LG Card

SEOUL, Aug 23 (Reuters) - The following stocks are on the move on Friday on the Korea Stock Exchange and over-the-counter market:

**HYUNDAI MOBIS SLUMPS ON EARNINGS CONCERNS**

Hyundai Mobis Co, an automotive parts manufacturer, down 4.86 percent at 26,400 won, cutting back an 18-percent gain over the past three weeks.

Fears over slower earnings dampened the affiliate of Hyundai Motor Co , which also fell 2.2 percent to 34,800. Analysts said a renewal in excise tax on cars from September was expected to slash demand for new cars.

The transportation equipment sub-index dropped 2.03 percent.

Shares in Hyundai Mobis have advanced 40 percent in the year to date, outstripping the benchmark index's rise of seven percent over the same period.

0438 GMT

**LG CARD UP ON ROTATIONAL BARGAIN-HUNTING**

LG Card Ltd, the largest credit card operator in South Korea, up 3.44 percent at 54,200 won ($45.79) on active bargain-hunting after a recent slide.

The unit of the LG Group [LUGG.UL] has halved its listing price set in late April.

"It is absolutely very cheap, given its target price around 100,000 won," said Jeong Seong-kook, a financial analyst of Shinyoung Securities Co.

"But in the short term, there are still a number of factors weighing on credit card companies and I suggest individual investors not to rush into credit card stocks."

Stricter regulations on provisions, a still high delinquency ratio and lowering rates on cash advance and loans will dent earnings at credit card companies, he said.

Its smaller rival Kookmin Credit Card Co , which analysts value at 70 percent of that of LG Card, crawled up 0.6 percent at 40,250. Shares in Kookmin have lost 30 percent since late April.

0136 GMT

($1=1183.7 Won)