Seoul shares soar over 4% to snap 3-day slide on tech rally, oil prices fall

South Korean stocks finished more than 4 percent higher Tuesday to snap their three consecutive sessions of sharp decline, driven by strong gains in technology shares as oil prices dropped sharply on hopes for the possible end of the war in the Middle East. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed up 220.28 points, or 4.39 percent, to 5,239.13 after rising as high as 5,300.92. After opening 4.55 percent higher, the Korea Exchange activated a buy-side sidecar for the main bourse at

Source: The Korea Herald