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Seoul stocks up late Tues. morning on eased AI bubble woes
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded higher late Tuesday morning, as foreign investors and institutions resumed their purchases of local shares amid eased artificial intelligence (AI) bubble woes.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) had added 21.58 points, or 0.41 percent, to 5,337.17 as of 11:20 a.m.
Overnight, the Nasdaq composite gained 0.9 percent, and the S&P 500 added 0.47 percent as investors chipped in tech shares amid soothed concerns over AI valuations and awaited the planned release of key U.S. economic reports throughout this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.04 percent.
In Seoul, semiconductor heavyweights Samsung Electronics and SK hynix trimmed earlier gains, rising 0.18 percent and 0.28 percent, respectively.
Auto giant Hyundai Motor climbed 1.57 percent, and its sister affiliate Kia rose 1.63 percent.
Financial shares advanced as well, with KB Financial soaring 3.1 percent and Shinhan Financial jumping 4.28 percent. Samsung Life Insurance advanced 2.28 percent.
Internet portal operator Naver also escalated 2.8 percent.
On the other hand, leading battery maker LG Energy Solution lost 1.52 percent, and defense giant Hanwha Aerospace tumbled 5.95 percent.
Power plant builder Doosan Enerbility went down 1.57 percent, and Korea Electric Power dipped 2.56 percent.
Shipbuilders also lost ground, with HD Hyundai Heavy down 2.59 percent and Hanwha Ocean losing 1.73 percent.
The Korean won was trading at 1,457.3 won against the U.S. dollar at 11:20 a.m., up 3.0 won from the previous session.
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