The main Kospi bourse climbed 17.52 points, or 0.64 percent, to 2,742.14, rebounding from a 1.03 percent drop the previous session ahead of a rate decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Shares started higher Monday on continued hopes for a possible U.S. rate cut.
The Kospi slumped 1 percent following a rally driven by hopes for rate cuts from the Fed. Wall Street stocks declined and foreign investors offloaded Korean shares.
Korea added more than 260,000 jobs in April, driven by a marked increase in manufacturing roles due to export growth, with more people aged 60 and over entering the workforce.
Shares started a tad lower Friday following the previous day's rally amid hopes for a U.S. rate cut.
Shares got off to a strong start Thursday on hopes for the U.S. Federal Reserve's possible rate cut after slower-than-expected inflation in the world's largest economy.
The town hall meetings must function as a tool to form a consensus on government policies, not as a means to show off the president’s field trips.
A shopper picks out an instant coffee mix from a shelf containing assorted instant coffee products at a market in Seoul on Tuesday.
Shares ended slightly higher Tuesday as investors took a wait-and-see stance with U.S. inflation data expected to affect the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate-setting decision. The won dropped in value against the dollar.
Shares opened almost flat Tuesday as investors awaited a key U.S. inflation report set to be released later this week.
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