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Seoul shares open higher

Xinhua, December 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

Seoul shares opened higher on Wednesday.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 10.62 points, or 0.52 percent, to trade at 2,052.56 in the first 15 minutes of trading.

South Korea's currency was quoted at 1,193.90 won against the U.S. dollar as of 9:15 a.m., down 0.50 won from Tuesday's close. Endit