Most Popular
-
1
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law
-
2
'Is this happening in 2024?' South Koreans in panic, disbelief
-
3
Ruling party leader denounces Yoon's declaration of emergency martial law
-
4
[Breaking] Assembly passes motion to revoke martial law
![[Breaking] Assembly passes motion to revoke martial law](//res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=644&simg=/content/image/2024/12/04/20241204050007_0.jpg&u=20241204011847)
-
5
South Korea sees first martial law in over 40 years
![[Breaking] Assembly passes motion to revoke martial law](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=644&simg=/content/image/2024/12/04/20241204050007_0.jpg&u=20241204011847)
South Korean stocks started higher Monday on gains from semiconductor and battery shares.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 14.75 points, or 0.57 percent, to 2,598.02 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
Market bellwether Samsung Electronics added 1.61 percent, and its chipmaking rival SK hynix gained 0.75 percent.
Leading EV battery maker LG Energy Solution increased 0.86 percent, while Posco Future M surged 3.74 percent.
Top carmaker Hyundai Motor went up 0.67 percent, and its sister company Kia jumped 2.59 percent.
The local currency was trading at 1,388.95 won against the US dollar, down 0.25 won from the previous session. (Yonhap)
![[Today’s K-pop] Ive logs 300m views with ‘After Like’ music video](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=642&simg=/content/image/2024/12/03/20241203050093_0.jpg&u=20241203173544)