April 27, 2024
Market Now
Stocks open higher on tech shares
[THE INVESTOR] South Korean stocks opened higher on Nov. 21, led by gains in market heavyweights, including market cap Samsung Electronics.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 4.09 points, or 0.16 percent, to 2,5431.76 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
Market kingpin Samsung Electronics was up 0.62 percent and SK hynix, a major chipmaker, also advanced 1.34 percent.
In contrast, top steelmaker POSCO moved down 0.32 percent, and the state-run electricity provider Korea Electric Power Corp.(KEPCO) decreased 0.27 percent.
The local currency was trading at 1,097.5 won against the US dollar, up 3.1 won from the previous session‘s close.
By Alex and newswires (alexlee@heraldcorp.com)
