Kospi opens higher with tech and energy gains
Published: 12 Mar. 2024, 10:23
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- LEE SOO-JUNG
- [email protected]
![Screens in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the stock market price as it opens on Tuesday. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/03/12/23ed31c5-df83-46f1-91c9-05f44e0c02aa.jpg)
Screens in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the stock market price as it opens on Tuesday. [YONHAP]
The Kospi rose 5.99 points, or 0.23 percent, to 2,665.83 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
Tech shares opened a tad higher, with SK hynix adding 0.12 percent and LG Electronics rising 1.15 percent.
Energy and chemical shares went up, with SK Innovation and LG Chem climbing 1.69 percent and 2.75 percent, respectively.
The local currency was trading at 1,312.45 won against the dollar, down 2.15 won from the previous session's close.
BY LEE SOO-JUNG, YONHAP [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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