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
Final push to forge UN treaty on plastic pollution set to begin in Busan
-
6
Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
-
7
Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
-
8
Job creation lowest on record among under-30s
-
9
NK troops disguised as 'indigenous' people in Far East for combat against Ukraine: report
-
10
Opposition leader awaits perjury trial ruling
South Korean stocks opened higher Tuesday as investors' sentiment got a boost from improved economic data from the United States, analysts said.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 3.16 points, or 0.17 percent, to 1,858.89 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
Shares gathered ground across the board, with Samsung Electronics adding 0.68 percent and its smaller rival LG Electronics moving up 0.27 percent. Top auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis moved up 1.48 percent.
U.S. stocks closed higher Monday on improved manufacturers and builders' data, with the Dow Jones industrial average adding 0.44 percent and the tech-laden NASDAQ composite index advancing 0.92 percent.
The local currency was trading at 1,132.50 won against the U.S. dollar as of 9:15 a.m., down 0.10 won from Monday's close. (Yonhap News)
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 3.16 points, or 0.17 percent, to 1,858.89 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
Shares gathered ground across the board, with Samsung Electronics adding 0.68 percent and its smaller rival LG Electronics moving up 0.27 percent. Top auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis moved up 1.48 percent.
U.S. stocks closed higher Monday on improved manufacturers and builders' data, with the Dow Jones industrial average adding 0.44 percent and the tech-laden NASDAQ composite index advancing 0.92 percent.
The local currency was trading at 1,132.50 won against the U.S. dollar as of 9:15 a.m., down 0.10 won from Monday's close. (Yonhap News)
