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Seoul shares end higher

Xinhua, May 14, 2015 Adjust font size:

Seoul shares ended higher on Thursday.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 6. 17 points, or 0.29 percent, to 2,120.33 at the close. Trading volume stood at 424.62 million shares worth 5 trillion won (4.58 billion U.S. dollars).

The South Korean currency finished at 1,090.5 won against the greenback, up 9.2 won from Wednesday's close. Endi