Seoul shares end lower, snapping 5-day winning streak, on profit-taking
- Source
- The Korea Herald - Business
- Source link
- https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10844307
- Published
- 2026-08-18 16:14:29
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-18 10:53:05
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- South Korea
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Seoul shares ended lower Tuesday, snapping a five-day winning streak, as investors locked in profits on large-cap stocks amid fading hopes for a deal to end the war between Iran and the United States. The Korean won rose against the US dollar. After opening 2 percent higher, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 108.11 points, or 1.55 percent, to close at 6,869.83. Trade volume was moderate at 399.04 million shares worth 29.64 trillion won ($20.9 billion) with decliners outnumberi
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