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  "title": "Seoul stocks open higher tracking US gains as oil prices ease",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/seoul-stocks-open-higher-tracking-us-gains-as-oil-prices-ease",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-03T00:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20260903/seoul-stocks-open-higher-tracking-us-gains-as-oil-prices-ease"
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  "summary": "Seoul shares opened higher Thursday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, while oil prices eased after U.S. President Donald Trump played down the prospect of a prolonged conflict with Iran. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 87.61 points, or 1.33 percent, to 6,650.33 at the opening bell. The main index plunged 3.99 percent to 6,562.72 in the previous session amid…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(LEAD) Seoul stocks open higher tracking U.S. gains as oil prices ease",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/lead-seoul-stocks-open-higher-tracking-u-s-gains-as-oil-prices-ease",
        "published": "2026-09-03T00:24:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul stocks open higher tracking US gains as oil prices ease",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/seoul-stocks-open-higher-tracking-us-gains-as-oil-prices-ease-5210325",
        "published": "2026-09-03T00:57:03.000Z"
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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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