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Seoul shares open lower on inflation, Mideast woes

The benchmark KOSPI fell 0.72 percent as Samsung Electronics and SK hynix led losses amid higher oil prices and Middle East tensions.

Summary by The Korea Times
Seoul shares opened lower Monday, as losses in technology stocks weighed on the market amid inflation concerns stoked by elevated oil prices and the escalating Middle East crisis. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 47.76 points, or 0.72 percent, to 6,578.17 at the opening bell. The decline came despite overnight gains on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.83 percent on Friday (local time), while the te…

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Asian stock markets opened mixed as investors watched the conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi rebels for fear of impacting energy supplies. At the same time, they awaited US CPI and PPI data to assess the direction of the Fed's interest rates. The Hang Seng opened up 0.92%, while the KOSPI fell 1.34%. The post “Asian Stocks” Open Mixed, Watching the Middle East and US Inflation appeared first on Business Online Stock News.

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The Korea Times broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Monday, October 12, 2026.
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