Seoul shares rise on sustained earnings hopes
SEOUL, July 7 (Reuters) - Seoul shares opened higher on Tuesday as upward momentum on positive earnings expectations continued, with gains led by Samsung Electronics (005930.KS).
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) was up 0.63 percent at 1,438.17 points as of 0003 GMT.
(Reporting by Jungyoun Park; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)
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