S. Korean shares begin low on Wall Street losses

[THE INVESTOR] Tracking overnight losses on Wall Street, stocks in South Korea opened the day low on Aug. 17.

The benchmark KOSPI lost 0.38 points, or 0.02 percent, to drop to 2,047.38 in the first 15 minutes of trading.

The decline followed overnight losses on Wall Street.

The Dow Jones industrial average lost 0.45 percent, with the tech-heavy NASDAQ declining 0.66 percent.