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Seoul stocks open higher despite renewed Middle East tensions
April 20, 2026
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Seoul stocks opened a tad higher Monday amid woes that tensions in the Middle East would again flare up as Iran's military warned it would respond after US forces attacked an Iranian-flagged ship. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 6,192.84, up 0.01 percent, or 0.92 point in the first 15 minutes of trading. On Friday, Wall Street's major stock indexes closed more than 1 percent higher, as Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz would reopen, alleviating war-risk fears.
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