{
  "id": 11317174,
  "title": "(LEAD) Seoul stocks open lower despite U.S. gains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/lead-seoul-stocks-open-lower-despite-u-s-gains",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-02T00:22:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261002001751320"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Despite overnight gains on Wall Street, South Korean stocks opened slightly lower on Friday. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), which serves as the benchmark for South Korean stocks, fell 0.15 percent to 6,961.18 by 9:15 a.m. local time. Overnight, U.S. stocks finished modestly higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.04 percent and the S&P 500 up 0.19 percent. However, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index only gained 0.04 percent. In Seoul, major market players experienced mixed fortunes, with Samsung Electronics down 0.22 percent and chip giant SK hynix up 0.22 percent. SK Square, the parent company of SK hynix, fell 0.61 percent, while Samsung Electro-Mechanics, an electronics component subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, dropped 0.7 percent. The Korean won was trading at 1,362.6 per U.S. dollar, a decrease of 4.2 won from the previous trading session.",
  "summary": "SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened mildly lower Friday, despit...",
  "key_points": [
    "Seoul stocks open 0.15% lower, KOSPI at 6,961.18",
    "U.S. stocks up 0.04%-0.19%, Nasdaq +0.04%",
    "Samsung Electronics down 0.22%, SK hynix up 0.22%"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) Seoul stocks open lower despite U.S. gains",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/urgent-seoul-stocks-open-lower-despite-u-s-gains",
        "published": "2026-10-02T00:01:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul stocks open lower despite US gains",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/seoul-stocks-open-lower-despite-us-gains",
        "published": "2026-10-02T00:42:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}