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Seoul shares end lower

Xinhua, June 16, 2015 Adjust font size:

Seoul shares ended lower on Tuesday.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) declined 13.60 points, or 0.67 percent, to 2,028.72 at the close. Trading volume stood at 376.21 million shares worth 6.27 trillion won (5.6 billion U.S. dollars).

The South Korean currency finished at 1,118.6 won against the greenback, down 1.3 won from Monday's close. Endi