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Seoul shares start sharply higher on tech gains led by Micron's strong earnings

Summary by The Korea Times
Korean stocks opened sharply higher Thursday, driven by gains in semiconductor shares stemming from a stronger-than-expected earnings report by U.S. memory chipmaker Micron Technology. After going 2.74 percent higher, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) further added 474.93 points, or 5.61 percent, to 8,945.95 as of 9:15 a.m. The steep rise triggered Seoul's bourse operator to issue a buy-side sidecar at 9:07 a.m., halting pr…

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The Korea Times broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
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