Seoul shares open higher on tech, auto gains
MarketsApr 23, 2024
South Korean stocks opened slightly higher Tuesday as investors picked up tech and auto shares following overnight gains on Wall Street. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index edged up 4.4 points, or 0.17 percent, to 2,633.84 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Overnight on Wall Street, the S&P 500 rose 0.9 percent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq jumped 1.1 percent, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.7 percent, as investors looked forward to positive first-quarter corporate e