Home

The Korea Herald

Latest news

Most Popular

  1. 1

    Jung's paternity reveal exposes where Korea stands on extramarital babies

    Jung's paternity reveal exposes where Korea stands on extramarital babies
  2. 2

    Samsung entangled in legal risks amid calls for drastic reform

    Samsung entangled in legal risks amid calls for drastic reform
  3. 3

    Heavy snow alerts issued in greater Seoul area, Gangwon Province; over 20 cm of snow seen in Seoul

    Heavy snow alerts issued in greater Seoul area, Gangwon Province; over 20 cm of snow seen in Seoul
  4. 4

    [Herald Interview] 'Trump will use tariffs as first line of defense for American manufacturing'

    [Herald Interview] 'Trump will use tariffs as first line of defense for American manufacturing'
  5. 5

    Agency says Jung Woo-sung unsure on awards attendance after lovechild revelations

    Agency says Jung Woo-sung unsure on awards attendance after lovechild revelations
  1. 6

    [Health and care] Getting cancer young: Why cancer isn’t just an older person’s battle

    [Health and care] Getting cancer young: Why cancer isn’t just an older person’s battle
  2. 7

    Prosecutors seek 5-year prison term for Samsung chief in merger retrial

    Prosecutors seek 5-year prison term for Samsung chief in merger retrial
  3. 8

    UN talks on plastic pollution treaty begin with grim outlook

    UN talks on plastic pollution treaty begin with grim outlook
  4. 9

    [More than APT] Changing the value of 'home'

    [More than APT] Changing the value of 'home'
  5. 10

    K-pop fandoms wield growing influence over industry decisions

    K-pop fandoms wield growing influence over industry decisions
소아쌤

Seoul shares open higher on U.S. gains

By KH디지털뉴스부공용

Published : July 20, 2012 - 09:38

    • Link copied

South Korean stocks opened higher on Friday as overnight rallies on Wall Street cheered investors, analysts said.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) edged up 1.03 points, or 0.06 percent, to 1,823.99 in the first 15 minutes of trading.

U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday as earnings from technology companies outweighed concerns over weak employment data.

Tech issues led the gains, with SK hynix, the world's No. 2 memory chip maker, jumping 3.68 percent and LG Electronics adding 2.82 percent.

The local currency was trading at 1,139.85 won to the U.S. dollar as of 9:15 a.m., down 0.75 won from Thursday's close. (Yonhap News)

More from Headlines