[THE INVESTOR] Overnight losses on Wall Street had South Korean shares opening sharply down on Aug. 26.The benchmark KOSPI lost 11.57 points, or 0.57 percent, to 2,031.35 in the first 15 minutes of trading.The drop followed overnight losses on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.18 percent lower at 18,448.41 on Thursday, with the tech-laden NASDAQ also slipping 0.11 percent to 5,212.20.Most large caps were in negative terrain.Market behemoth Samsung Electronics plunged 1.89 pe

[THE INVESTOR] Continued concern of an US rate hike sent foreigners selling South Korean shares, as they closed slightly down on Aug. 25. The Korean won, however, made up some ground against the US dollar.The benchmark KOSPI lost 0.84 point, or 0.04 percent, to 2,042.92. Trading volume was slim at 274.6 million shares, worth 4.12 trillion won (US$3.69 billion) as investors apparently assumed a wait-and-see mode amid growing concerns over a possible US rate hike in the near future. Losers outnumb

[THE INVESTOR] South Korean shares opened down early on Aug. 25, as investors tend wary of recent dips in global oil prices.The benchmark KOSPI lost 4.45 points, or 0.22 percent, to 2,039.31 in the first 15 minutes of trading.The decline also followed overnight losses on Wall Street.The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 0.35 percent to close at 18,481.48, with the tech-heavy NASDAQ plunging 0.81 percent to 5,217.69.Investors were apparently spooked by an earlier report that US stockpiles of c

[THE INVESTOR] South Korean shares closed slightly lower on Aug. 24, as foreign investors turned to selling amid concerns of a US rate hike and continued decline in global oil prices. The local currency also lost ground against the US dollar.The benchmark KOSPI slipped 6.17 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,043.76. Trading volume was slim, at 280.2 million shares worth 4.03 trillion won (US$3.59 billion).Gainers outnumbered losers 404 to 388.The index opened slightly up, but later pared earlier gains

[THE INVESTOR] Samsung Electronics and other tech shares pushed the South Korean market ahead Aug. 23, advancing shares 0.38 percent. The Korean won also recovered much lost ground against the US dollar. The benchmark KOSPI closed at 2,049.93, gaining 7.77 points from the previous session. Trading volume was slim at 355.7 million shares, worth 4.35 trillion won (US$3.9 billion), with losers outnumbering gainers 414 to 388.Market behemoth Samsung Electronics spiked 1.32 percent to a record high o

[THE INVESTOR] South Korean shares started the day slightly up Aug. 23, bouncing back from sharp drops the day before.The benchmark KOSPI gained 3.63 points, or 0.18 percent, to go to 2,045.79 in the first 15 minutes of trading.On Monday, the index lost 14.08 points, or 0.68 percent, to close at 2,042.16.Large caps traded mixed with most tech shares in negative terrain.Market bellwether Samsung Electronics shed 0.12 percent, while global chipmaker SK hynix remained flat at 36,000 won.Top automak