S. Korean stocks reflect Wall Street losses
- 5 years ago
South Korean stocks fell on Wednesday morning, reflecting weaker investment sentiment following the turmoil on U.S. markets on Tuesday.
The benchmark KOSPI tumbled 26-and-a-half points to 2,056 in the first 15 minutes of trading and the tech-heavy KOSDAQ shed nine points to 681-point-eight.
As of eleven-thirty a.m., KOSPI had recovered a bit, but was still down 18 points at 2,064.
KOSDAQ was sitting at 685-point-three,... also picking up slightly.
The benchmark KOSPI tumbled 26-and-a-half points to 2,056 in the first 15 minutes of trading and the tech-heavy KOSDAQ shed nine points to 681-point-eight.
As of eleven-thirty a.m., KOSPI had recovered a bit, but was still down 18 points at 2,064.
KOSDAQ was sitting at 685-point-three,... also picking up slightly.