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Seoul shares end lower

Xinhua, January 5, 2017 Adjust font size:

Seoul shares ended lower on Thursday.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 3.69 points, or 0.18 percent, to settle at 2,041.95. Trading volume stood at 525.27 million shares worth 3.99 trillion won (3.37 billion U.S. dollars).

South Korea's currency finished at 1,186.3 won against the greenback, up 20.1 won from Wednesday's close. Endit