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Seoul shares open tad higher on Wall Street gains

By Yonhap

Published : Sept. 27, 2024 - 09:36

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An electronic board showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index at a dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on Friday. (Yonhap) An electronic board showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index at a dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on Friday. (Yonhap)

Seoul shares opened slightly higher Friday, as chip shares gained traction bolstered by overnight gains on Wall Street.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 0.04 percent, or 1.03 points, to 2,672.6 in the first 15 minutes of trading.

Overnight, major US indexes gained ground thanks to the surprise earnings result of Micron Technology lifting artificial intelligence-related shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.62 percent, the S&P 500 increased 0.4 percent, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite soared 0.6 percent.

In Seoul, semiconductor shares led the overall gains, with market behemoth Samsung Electronics and industry rival SK hynix adding 0.93 percent and 3.92 percent, respectively.

Financial shares also added momentum. Kookmin Financial and Shinhan Financial rose 3.94 percent and 0.35 percent, respectively.

In contrast, battery and automotive shares lost ground. LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor shed 0.85 percent and 1.35 percent, respectively.

The local currency was trading at 1,318 won against the US dollar, up 9.2 won from the previous session. (Yonhap)

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