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Seoul shares open sharply higher on revived hopes for US-Iran peace talks
April 14, 2026
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South Korean stocks opened higher Tuesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street on revived hopes for peace talks after a US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. After opening 2.61 percent higher, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index added 146.28 points, or 2.52 percent, to 5,954.9 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Overnight, US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran had reached out to his administration on potential peace talks as the US Navy began a naval blockade of the strait M
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