Kookmin sets rights price as acquisition rumours mount

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Kookmin sets rights price as acquisition rumours mount

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KB Financial Group, the parent of Korea's Kookmin Bank, set the final price for its rights issue on Friday, confirming that it will raise W1.12tr ($900m) in a fully-underwritten deal that analysts expect will boost its capital base ahead of a big domestic acquisition.

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