Seoul shares open higher

At 8: 52 am (IST), Asian markets were trading mixed. Shanghai Composite was up 0.37%, Nikkei was flat at 12,331.44, Seoul Composite gained 0.67% and Taiwan Weighted rose 0.29%.

At 7: 42 am (IST), Asian markets were trading mixed. Hong Kong's Hang Seng was flat at 22,558.80, Straits Times was up 0.33%, Seoul Composite was down 0.33% and Taiwan Weighted was up 0.21%.

At 7: 55 am (IST), Asian markets were trading firm. Hang Seng gained 0.90%, Nikkei added 1.93%, Seoul Composite was up 0.10% and Taiwan Weighted advanced 0.73%.

At 7: 34 am (IST), Asian markets were trading weak. Nikkei slipped 1.47%, Straits Times was down 0.22% and Seoul Composite fell 1.56%.

SEOUL, May 20 (Xinhua) -- South Korean shares fell for the first time in five sessions on Monday as concerns over the devaluation of the Japanese yen continued to weigh down on market sentiment. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index ...

SEOUL, May 14 (Xinhua) -- South Korean shares rose on Tuesday as auto shares gained on views that concerns over the weak yen trend were overblown. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 20. 13 points, or 1.03 percent, to close ...

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SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.63 percent higher late Thursday morning, led by gains in IT companies and logistics firms, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) jumped 12.42 points to 1,983.68 ...