SEOUL, July 4 (Reuters) - Seoul shares opened just in negative territory on Friday, continuing its downward run after diving 6.5 percent over the last six straight sessions, with oil's gains overnight dampening sentiment towards shares.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index was down 0.12 percent to 1,604.57 points as of 0002 GMT.
(Reporting by Park Jung-youn; editing by Keiron Henderson)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for jobless benefits fell last week to the lowest level in about 17 months, suggesting the economy might be on the cusp of job creation.
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