Seoul shares open higher as US bond yields retreat
- Source
- The Korea Herald - Business
- Source link
- https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10846543
- Published
- 2026-08-20 11:12:39
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-20 03:47:49
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- South Korea
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Seoul shares opened higher Thursday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street as US Treasury yields eased on plans for increased debt buybacks. After opening 3.23 percent higher, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index pared some of its early gains, adding 197.28 points, or 3.05 percent, to 6,668.45 as of 9:15 a.m. The index plunged nearly 6 percent the previous session on tech sell-offs amid woes over rising bond yields. Overnight, Wall Street's major indexes closed higher as US Treasury
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