Seoul shares rise after volatile trade; banks up

SEOUL, April 20 | Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:06am EDT

SEOUL, April 20 (Reuters) - Seoul shares ended firm on Monday, lifted out of negative territory by gains in banks, but caution ahead of a batch of key domestic and U.S. earnings and economic data limited rises.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index .KS11 (KOSPI) finished up 0.56 percent at 1,336.39.

(Reporting by Jungyoun Park; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)

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