October 17, 2024

Seoul shares open tad higher on U.S. gains

South Korean shares opened a tad higher Thursday tracking overnight gains on Wall Street.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 1.75 points, or 0.07 percent, to 2,612.11 in the first 15 minutes of trading.

U.S. stocks reboun…

Hanmi Semiconductor flags Q3 operating profit of 99.3 bln won

Hanmi Semiconductor Co. on Thursday estimated its third-quarter operating profit at 99.3 billion won (US$72.8 million).

Third-quarter sales were estimated at 208.5 billion won. The data for net income was not available.

The company will release its…