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Seoul shares up 1% in late morning trade

By KH디지털2

Published : Nov. 19, 2015 - 11:32

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South Korean stocks traded 1 percent higher late Thursday morning on the back of strong gains in technology firms and mobile carriers.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index added 19.64 points to 1,982.52 as of 11:20 a.m.

Market behemoth Samsung Electronics rose 0.23 percent, and top chipmaker SK hynix added 1.96 percent. LG Electronics climbed 3.87 percent.

Top mobile carrier SK Telecom moved up 1.3 percent, and No. 2 KT advanced 1.03 percent. LG Uplus, the smallest player, shot up 4.88 percent.

The local currency was changing hands at 1,164.80 as of 11:20 a.m., up 7.4 won against the greenback from Wednesday's close. (Yonhap)