Seoul shares open up; U.S. data lifts tech shares
SEOUL |
SEOUL Aug 5 (Reuters) - Seoul shares opened a tad higher on Thursday as solid U.S. private jobs data lifted shares of major exporters such as Hynix Semiconductor (000660.KS) and Samsung Electronics Co (005930.KS).
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index .KS11 (KOSPI) rose 0.4 percent to 1,796.48 points as of 0004 GMT.
(Reporting by Miyoung Kim; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)
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