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Seoul stocks open at record high above 5,700 amid uncertainties

South Korean stocks opened higher Friday despite overnight losses on Wall Street caused by increased geopolitical risks and market uncertainties. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index added

20 Feb, 00:13 — 20 Feb, 03:45

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Seoul stocks open at record high above 5,700 amid uncertainties

South Korean stocks opened higher Friday despite overnight losses on Wall Street caused by increased geopolitical risks and market uncertainties. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index added 45.86 points, or 0.81 percent, to 5,723.11 in the first 15 minutes of trading. The KOSPI has been on a bull run in recent sessions and set a new closing record of 5,677.25 on Thursday amid optimism surrounding artificial intelligence and subsequent gains in chipmakers and other big-cap technology sh

By The Korea Herald

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