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Seoul shares end lower

Xinhua, December 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

Seoul shares ended lower on Wednesday.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) decilned 17.68 points, or 0.87 percent, to settle at 2,024.49. Trading volume stood at 352.64 million shares worth 3.02 trillion won (2.5 billion U.S. dollars).

South Korea's currency finished at 1,210.5 won against the greenback, down 2.9 won from Tuesday's close. Endit