Shares fall 2 per cent in Seoul
Seoul - Shares nosedived Tuesday on the Seoul stock exchange on renewed concerns over the US financial market and higher oil prices.
The benchmark Kospi index fell 31.09 points, or 2 per cent, to close at 1,567.20.
Declining issues outnumbered advancers 672 to 148.
The main index of the technology-heavy Kosdaq market fell 8.69 points to 535.36.
On currency markets, the US dollar was quoted at 1,008.80 Korean won, after 1,006 won on Monday. (dpa)
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