Seoul stocks open lower on US tariff uncertainty

South Korean stocks opened lower Tuesday, tracking overnight declines on Wall Street amid renewed uncertainty over US trade policy. The weakness followed losses in US markets as investors reacted to US President Donald Trump's push to implement new tariffs after a Supreme Court ruling struck down his sweeping reciprocal import taxes. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 32.70 points, or 0.56 percent, to 5,813.39 in the first 15 minutes of trading. On Monday, the Kospi closed at a

By The Korea Herald