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Seoul shares open higher

Xinhua, June 24, 2015 Adjust font size:

Seoul shares opened higher on Wednesday.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 5. 50 points, or 0.26 percent, to trade at 2,086.70 in the first 15 minutes of trading.

The South Korean currency was quoted at 1,105.15 won against the U.S. dollar as of 9:15 a.m., down 0.55 won from Tuesday's close. Endi