Seoul shares open tad higher on financial, tech gains
Mar 14, 2024
South Korean stocks opened marginally higher Thursday led by financial and tech companies. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 4.37 points, or 0.16 percent, to 2,697.94 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Financial shares got off to a good start, continuing their upward momentum after gains in the past two sessions. Shinhan Financial added 2.10 percent, and Hana Financial rose 0.99 percent. Tech behemoth Samsung Electronics also rose 0.40 percent, and home appliance maker LG Ele