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Seoul shares open higher

Xinhua, September 22, 2016 Adjust font size:

Seoul shares opened higher on Thursday.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) advanced 13.87 points, or 0.68 percent, to trade at 2,049.86 in the first 15 minutes of trading.

South Korea's currency was quoted at 1,101.65 won against the U.S. dollar as of 9:15 a.m., up 18.45 won from Wednesday's close. Endit