Asian Markets React to Middle East Tensions; Seoul Shares Decline
Asian stock markets, including Seoul shares, showed mixed reactions to escalating Middle East tensions, with Seoul experiencing declines while oil prices advanced amid the US-Iran deadlock.
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Seoul shares take breather amid Middle East tensions
Seoul shares ended flat Friday, as investors scooped up defense and shipbuilding stocks, offsetting a decline in major tech shares despite Middle East tensions. The South Korean won fell against the US dollar. After choppy trading, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index edged down 0.18 point to close at 6,475.63. The index closed at a record high of 6,475.81 a session earlier. Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.36 percent and the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.89 percent. I
By The Korea Herald
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