April 26, 2024
Market Now
Seoul shares open higher on Jan. 17
[THE INVESTOR] South Korean stocks started higher on Jan. 17, with the benchmark KOSPI gaining 10.73 points, or 0.52 percent, to 2,074.90 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
Market leader Samsung Electronics gained 1.25 percent and global chipmaker SK hynix was up 1.12 percent.
State-run utility firm Korea Electric Power Corp. declined 0.11 percent, while leading automaker Hyundai Motor remained flat.
The South Korean currency was trading at 1,184.80 won against the US dollar, down 2.80 won from the previous session’s close.
(theinvestor@heraldcorp.com)
Market leader Samsung Electronics gained 1.25 percent and global chipmaker SK hynix was up 1.12 percent.
State-run utility firm Korea Electric Power Corp. declined 0.11 percent, while leading automaker Hyundai Motor remained flat.
The South Korean currency was trading at 1,184.80 won against the US dollar, down 2.80 won from the previous session’s close.
(theinvestor@heraldcorp.com)
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