{
  "id": 427058,
  "title": "Seoul shares open higher on bargain hunting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/seoul-shares-open-higher-on-bargain-hunting-427058",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-10T02:02:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20260810/seoul-shares-open-higher-on-bargain-hunting"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seoul shares opened higher on Monday, driven by technology stocks as investors took advantage of bargain prices following Wall Street's record-setting advance. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 101.15 points, or 1.62 percent, to 6,359.92 by 9:15 a.m. After being down for Friday's trading session, the KOSPI had its second consecutive decline. Wall Street's positive performance was fueled by U.S. job reports, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.28 percent and the S&P 500 adding 0.62 percent to set a new record. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index also gained 1.3 percent. Technology sector stocks led the market's rise, with Samsung Electronics and chipmaker SK hynix seeing significant gains. The Korean won was trading at 1,412.1 per U.S. dollar, down 2.6 won from the previous session's close.",
  "summary": "Seoul shares opened higher Monday, led by technology stocks, as investors went bargain hunting after Wall Street's record-setting advance. After opening 0.76 percent higher, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) further gained 101.15 points, or 1.62 percent, at 6,359.92 as of 9:15 a.m. The KOSPI ended lower for a second straight session Friday, weighed down by foreign selling.…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul shares open higher on bargain hunting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/seoul-shares-open-higher-on-bargain-hunting",
        "published": "2026-08-10T01:52:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) Seoul shares end tad higher, snap 2-day losing streak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/urgent-seoul-shares-end-tad-higher-snap-2-day-losing-streak",
        "published": "2026-08-10T06:33:57.000Z"
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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."
}