Seoul shares up late Fri. morning on hopes for Hormuz Strait reopening
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Source: South Korea
Published: 2026-04-03 13:38 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Transport, Middle East, South Korea, Iran
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SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks rose nearly 2.5 percent late Friday morning as Iran is said to be working on a protocol with Oman to monitor traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, raising hopes for the reopening of the crucial shipping waterway.
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