Seoul shares open firm led by airlines, exporters

Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:05pm EDT
 
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SEOUL, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Seoul shares opened higher on Monday after oil prices fell and U.S. shares gained on Friday, lifting energy price-sensitive airlines and exporters.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index was up 0.60 percent at 1,581.60 points as of 0002 GMT.

(Reporting by Park Jung-youn; editing by Keiron Henderson)

 

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