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Seoul shares end lower

Xinhua, March 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

Seoul shares ended lower on Tuesday.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) declined 11.75 points, or 0.60 percent, to settle at 1,946.12. Trading volume stood at 354 million shares worth 4.8 trillion won (4 billion U.S. dollars).

South Korea's currency finished at 1,206.7 won against the greenback, up 5.3 won from Monday's close. Enditem