Seoul shares open higher on U.S. gain
Dec. 9, 2013
South Korean stocks opened higher Monday on the back of overnight gains on Wall Street, curbing earlier concerns that improved U.S. jobs data may weigh down on investors' sentiment, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) advanced 19.99 points, or 1.01 percent, to 2,000.40 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Shares gathered ground across the board, with Samsung Electronics adding 1.54 percent and No. 1 carmaker Hyundai Motor climbing 0.65 percent. Leading steelmaker