Most Popular
-
1
Psy's touch or new trend in music? P Nation’s solo stars lose their shine
-
2
Seoul to hold grand military parade on Tuesday, disrupting major city routes
-
3
Yoon warns North Korea against nuclear attack attempt
-
4
Park Zi-a, the actor who played 'The Glory' heroine's mother, dies
-
5
Miss Universe Korea names 80-year-old model 'best dressed'
South Korean shares opened lower Thursday as investors' sentiment was dented by concerns over North Korea's nuclear test.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index lost 2.9 points, or 0.15 percent, to 1,922.53 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
Tech shares traded lower, with Samsung Electronics falling 0.6 percent and top chipmaker SK hynix losing 0.65 percent. LG Display shed 0.43 percent.
North Korea announced Wednesday it had succeeded in conducting a hydrogen bomb test, hours after what seems to be an artificial earthquake was detected close to the North's nuclear test site.
On Wednesday, South Korean stocks declined 0.26 percent, and the local currency sank to a four-month low against the greenback.
The local currency was trading at 1,199.40 won against the U.S. dollar as of 9:15 a.m., down 1.5 won from the previous session's close. (Yonhap)
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index lost 2.9 points, or 0.15 percent, to 1,922.53 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
Tech shares traded lower, with Samsung Electronics falling 0.6 percent and top chipmaker SK hynix losing 0.65 percent. LG Display shed 0.43 percent.
North Korea announced Wednesday it had succeeded in conducting a hydrogen bomb test, hours after what seems to be an artificial earthquake was detected close to the North's nuclear test site.
On Wednesday, South Korean stocks declined 0.26 percent, and the local currency sank to a four-month low against the greenback.
The local currency was trading at 1,199.40 won against the U.S. dollar as of 9:15 a.m., down 1.5 won from the previous session's close. (Yonhap)
![[KH Explains] Hanwha Aerospace vies for Chunmoo export to Norway](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=652&simg=/content/image/2024/10/01/20241001050209_0.jpg&u=)
