Samsung earnings likely to top W5tr again

Samsung Electronics’ earnings for the third quarter were expected to once again hit 5 trillion won ($4 billion) to help give the local stock markets another boost, industry sources said Monday.

The world’s largest electronics company is slated to announce its tentative third quarter earnings Thursday. 

Industry watchers expected Samsung to record up to 5.4 trillion won in operating profit, and sales of 41.4 trillion won. The figures were based on forecasts by some 27 securities firms here.