Most Popular
-
1
Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser
-
2
First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday
-
3
S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
-
4
Actor Jung Woo-sung admits to being father of model Moon Ga-bi’s child
-
5
Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service
-
6
Wealthy parents ditch Korean passports to get kids into international school
-
7
Toxins at 622 times legal limit found in kids' clothes from Chinese platforms
-
8
[Weekender] Korea's traditional sauce culture gains global recognition
![[Weekender] Korea's traditional sauce culture gains global recognition](//res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=644&simg=/content/image/2024/11/21/20241121050153_0.jpg&u=20241123224317)
-
9
BLACKPINK's Rose stays at No. 3 on British Official Singles chart with 'APT.'
-
10
Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
![[Weekender] Korea's traditional sauce culture gains global recognition](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=644&simg=/content/image/2024/11/21/20241121050153_0.jpg&u=20241123224317)
South Korean stocks started slightly lower Thursday as institutions offloaded large-cap shares despite overnight gains on Wall Street.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index lost 2.12 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,025.89 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
US stocks soared Wednesday to snap a four-day losing streak, with the Dow Jones industrial average advancing 4.98 percent and the Nasdaq Composite jumping 5.84 percent.
In Seoul, blue chips were mixed across the board.
Market kingpin Samsung Electronics gained 0.26 percent, and SK hynix, a major chipmaker, was up 2.16 percent.
Pharmaceutical giant Celltrion increased 3.79 percent, and Samsung Biologics gained 3.06 percent.
No. 1 carmaker Hyundai Motor, meanwhile, fell 1.67 percent and steelmaker POSCO remained flat.
The local currency was trading at 1,122.5 won against the US dollar, up 2.9 won from the previous session's close.
![[More than APT] Residents, architects together design homes](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=652&simg=/content/image/2024/11/24/20241124050036_0.jpg&u=)
