Shares fall 2 per cent in Seoul

Shares fall 2 per cent in SeoulSeoul - Shares fell more than 2 per cent Thursday on the Seoul stock exchange following losses in the US.

The benchmark Kospi index fell 32.84 points, or 2.3 per cent, to close at 1,392.42.

Declining issues outnumbered advancers 482 to 168.

The main index of the technology-heavy Kosdaq market plunged 11.17 points to 433.76.

On the currency markets, the US dollar was quoted at 1,153.30 Korean won, after 1,116.0 won on Wednesday. (dpa)

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