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South Korean shares opened higher Tuesday on the back of gains in tech and auto stocks, extending gains after hitting fresh yearly highs a day earlier.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 5.15 points, or 0.25 percent, to 2,036.27 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
Large caps traded mixed with market kingpin Samsung Electronics gaining 0.06 percent. Major chipmaker SK hynix fell 1.14 percent.
Top automaker Hyundai Motor rose 1.5 percent, and its affiliate Kia Motors inched up 0.61 percent.
The local currency was trading at 1,106.80 won against the U.S. dollar, up 1.7 won from the previous session's close. (Yonhap)
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 5.15 points, or 0.25 percent, to 2,036.27 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
Large caps traded mixed with market kingpin Samsung Electronics gaining 0.06 percent. Major chipmaker SK hynix fell 1.14 percent.
Top automaker Hyundai Motor rose 1.5 percent, and its affiliate Kia Motors inched up 0.61 percent.
The local currency was trading at 1,106.80 won against the U.S. dollar, up 1.7 won from the previous session's close. (Yonhap)
