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  "id": 12503349,
  "title": "Seoul shares open lower despite falling oil prices, bond yields",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/seoul-shares-open-lower-despite-falling-oil-prices-bond-yields",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T00:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20261007/seoul-shares-open-lower-despite-falling-oil-prices-bond-yields"
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  "summary": "Seoul shares opened lower on Wednesday, despite easing concerns over oil prices and bond yields. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 77.14 points, or 1.11 percent, to 6,864.25 at the opening bell, according to The Korea Times.\n\nHowever, Yonhap News reported that the KOSPI later narrowed its losses to trade down 18.8 points, or 0.27 percent, to 6,922.59 as of 9:15 a.m. Several major stocks experienced losses, including SK hynix, LG Electronics, Hyundai Motor, and POSCO Holdings, with declines of 1.02 percent, 2.37 percent, 1.44 percent, and 2.83 percent respectively.\n\nOn the other hand, some stocks gained, with Samsung Electronics rising 2.21 percent and Amorepacific climbing 4.2 percent. The Korean won was trading at 1,340.05 won against the U.S. dollar, down 1.95 won from the previous close, as per Yonhap News.",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) Seoul shares open lower despite falling oil prices, bond yields",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/urgent-seoul-shares-open-lower-despite-falling-oil-prices-bond-yields",
        "published": "2026-10-07T00:01:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul shares open lower despite falling oil prices, bond yields",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/seoul-shares-open-lower-despite-falling-oil-prices-bond-yields-12506655",
        "published": "2026-10-07T00:52:04.000Z"
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  "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."
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