Seoul, April 10 (IANS) Seoul shares extended gains late on Friday morning, tracking overnight advances on Wall Street amid optimism over upcoming negotiations between the United States and Iran following their two-week ceasefire deal in the Middle East conflict.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 103.21 points, or 1.79 percent, to 5,881.22 as of 11:20 a.m.Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.58 percent, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.83 …
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Seoul, April 9 (IANS) South Korean stocks lost ground late on Thursday morning as Washington and Tehran remained divided over the terms of a two-week ceasefire, including whether it includes ending Israel’s offensive against Lebanon.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 57.93 points, or 0.99 percent, to 5,814 as of 11:20 am (local time), reports Yonhap news agency.The United States and Iran reached a two-week ceasefire agreement on Tuesday (U.S. time), including the reopen…
Seoul, April 8 (IANS) South Korean stocks rose sharply higher late on Wednesday morning as the United States and Iran agreed on a two-week ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 326.12 points, or 5.94 percent, to 5,820.9 as of 11:20 am (local time), reports Yonhap news agency.The bourse operator activated a buy-side sidecar, temporarily halting program-driven buy orders in KOSPI futures earlier in the session.U.S. President Donal…
Seoul, April 7 (IANS) Samsung Electronics on Tuesday estimated its first-quarter operating profit to have surpassed 50 trillion won ($33.1 billion) for the first time, driven by strong demand for premium memory chips from the artificial intelligence (AI) industry.The South Korean tech giant projected an operating profit of 57.2 trillion won for the January-March period, surging from 6.61 trillion won a year earlier, according to earnings guidance released by Samsung Electronics.The operating pro…
Seoul, April 6 (IANS) South Korean stocks continued to trade higher late on Monday morning as investors anticipated a strong performance by Samsung Electronics in its first-quarter earnings guidance this week, boosting optimism in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 116 points, or 2.16 per cent, to 5,493.3 as of 11:20 am (local time), reports Yonhap news agency.On Tuesday, Samsung Electronics is set to release its preliminary fir…
Seoul, April 5 (IANS) Executives from Samsung Electronics and French artificial intelligence (AI) startup Mistral AI discussed potential cooperation in the AI memory sector, industry sources said on Sunday.Arthur Mensch, co-founder and chief executive officer of Mistral AI, met Jeon Young-hyun, head of Samsung Electronics’ device solutions division, on Thursday at the company’s Hwaseong campus to explore collaboration on AI chip supply chains and related technologies, the sources said. Mensch wa…
Seoul, April 5 (IANS) The owner family of Samsung Group is set to complete the payment of roughly 12 trillion won ($8 billion) in inheritance taxes on assets left by the late Chairman Lee Kun-hee later this month, industry sources said on Sunday.The payments, scheduled over five years since 2021, mark the end of one of the largest inheritance tax obligations in South Korean history and are expected to ease financial pressures on the family, potentially accelerating Chairman Lee Jae-yong’s push f…
Seoul, April 3 (IANS) South Korean stocks rose nearly 2.5 per cent late on Friday morning as Iran is said to be working on a protocol with Oman to monitor traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, raising hopes for the reopening of the crucial shipping waterway.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 128.99 points, or 2.46 percent, to 5,363.0, reports Yonhap news agency.The index opened 2.7 percent higher, rebounding from a sharp decline the previous session, and maintained its …
Seoul, April 2 (IANS) South Korean stocks dropped over 3 per cent on Thursday morning after US President Donald Trump warned that the United States would strike Iran “extremely hard” over the next few weeks.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 197.1 points, or 3.6 percent, to 5,281.6 as of 11:20 a.m.The index opened more than 1 percent higher, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, but turned negative after Trump’s remarks dashed hopes for a swift end to the monthlong c…
Seoul, April 1 (IANS) US tech giant Apple has improved an emergency location-sharing feature on iPhones for South Korean users at the request of the Seoul government, officials said on Wednesday.The expansion of the service’s duration, from the previous five minutes to 30 minutes, came at the request of the Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC) to better help emergency responders to accurately identify the locations of iPhone users in need of emergency assistance, reports Yonhap news …