Shares of KT Corp. were trading near a 52-week low on Thursday as South Korea's No. 2 mobile carrier braces for a triple whammy of increasingly negative earnings outlook, worsening business conditions and a loss of trust, analysts said Thursday. KT shares were quoted at 28,850 won on the Seoul bourse as of 11:00 a.m., up 1.94 percent from the previous session's close. On Wednesday, KT hit a yearly low of 28,300 won.