Seoul stocks open at new high amid U.S. ceasefire extension with Iran

SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened at a record high Thursday, with the benchmark index approaching the 6,500-point level, driven by large-cap tech gains and the United States' indefinite extension of its ceasefire in the conflict with Iran.

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