Seoul, May 21 (IANS) South Korean stocks opened markedly higher on Thursday on rising hopes for a possible peace deal between the United States and Iran, and an end to labor unrest at Samsung Electronics, triggering a buy-side sidecar.After starting 3.85 percent higher, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 277.42 points, or 5.27 percent, to 7,388.52 as of 9:30 a.m, reports Yonhap news agency.As stocks extended gains, a buy-side order in the KOSPI futures was suspended for…
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