Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Seoul shares open down 1 pct amid econ jitters

SEOUL: Seoul shares opened lower on Tuesday, June 7 after falls on Wall Street, with a recent spate of weak U.S. data supporting a bearish outlook for the economy.

Key TECHNOLOGY [] exporters and crude refiners like Samsung Electronics and S-Oil led falls.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index was down 0.82 percent at 2,096.04 points as of 0002 GMT. - Reuters

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