Kospi opens higher but fears over market turmoil persist
Published: 07 Aug. 2024, 10:07
- CHO YONG-JUN
- cho.yongjun1@joongang.co.kr
The benchmark Kospi rose 12.17 points, or 0.48 percent, to 2,534.32 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
The Kospi ended 3.3 percent higher Tuesday after plunging nearly 9 percent Monday due to massive selloffs amid concerns over a recession in the United States.
Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.76 percent to 38,997.66, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.03 percent to 16,366.85.
In Seoul, large-cap stocks were mixed across the board.
Samsung Electronics rose 1.8 percent, Hyundai Motor climbed 1.5 percent, Korean Air gained 0.3 percent and SK Innovation was up 0.1 percent.
Among decliners, SK hynix fell 3 percent, Samsung SDI declined 0.6 percent, Posco shed 0.9 percent and LG Energy Solution was down 1.3 percent.
The local currency was trading at 1,376.10 won against the dollar, up 0.5 won from the previous session's close.
BY CHO YONG-JUN, YONHAP [cho.yongjun1@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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