▲ Financial data is displayed on a screen at Hana Bank's dealing room after the market close in Seoul on Sept. 9, 2026. (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened lower Thursday, tracking Wall Street losses, as surging oil prices caused by intensifying tensions in the Middle East fueled inflation concerns ahead of key U.S. inflation data.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 12.79 points, or 0.18 percent, to 7,038.85 at the opening bell.

Overnight, U.S. stocks ended lower amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and rising oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.77 percent, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite declined 0.64 percent.

Rising oil prices are fueling concerns about inflation and the possibility of the U.S. Federal Reserve raising interest rates to contain price gains.

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