Seoul shares up; won weighs on exporters

Institutions sold a net 138 billion won ($119.1 million) worth of shares and retail investors offloaded a net 331.6 billion won.

Foreign investors bought a net 533.8 billion won.

Advancers led decliners 418 to 370, with 92 counters ending unchanged.

Trading volume stood at 366.9 million shares worth 5.8 trillion won, down from Wednesday's 403 million shares worth 4.9 trillion won.

The KOSPI 200 December futures index KSc1 rose 1.7 points to 217.4, while the KOSPI 200 spot index .KS200 ended up 1.57 points at 217.47.

The junior Kosdaq market .KQ11 fell 0.31 percent to finish at 510.46 points.

Move on day +0.60 percent

12-month high 1,723.17 23 SEPT 2009

12-month low 892.16 27 OCT 2008

Change on yr +47.54 percent

All time high 2,085.45 1 NOV 2007

All time low 93.10 06 JAN 1981 (Editing by Jonahtan Hopfner and Chris Lewis)