Most Popular
-
1
Actor Jung Woo-sung admits to being father of model Moon Ga-bi’s child
-
2
Wealthy parents ditch Korean passports to get kids into international school
-
3
Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service
-
4
First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday
-
5
Industry experts predicts tough choices as NewJeans' ultimatum nears
-
6
Final push to forge UN treaty on plastic pollution set to begin in Busan
-
7
Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
-
8
Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
-
9
Opposition chief acquitted of instigating perjury
-
10
Job creation lowest on record among under-30s
South Korean stocks traded almost flat late Monday morning, as investors sat on the sidelines on the prospect of a U.S.-led military attack on Syria, analysts said.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) edged down 0.25 points, or 0.01 percent, to 1,926.11 as of 11:20 a.m.
Blue-chip shares led the market decline, with Samsung Electronics falling 0.22 percent and top carmaker Hyundai Motor losing 2.21 percent. Kia Motors shed 2.23 percent.
Builders traded bullish, with Hyundai Engineering & Construction rising 0.87 percent and Daelim Industrial adding 2.63 percent. Daewoo Engineering & Construction went up 1.22 percent.
The local currency was changing hands at 1,105.75 won against the greenback as of 11:20 a.m., up 4.25 won from Friday's close. (Yonhap news)
