Seoul shares open sharply higher on U.S.-Iran hope, Samsung wage deal
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Source: South Korea
Published: 2026-05-21 10:04 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Middle East, Military & Defence, South Korea, Iran, Technology & AI, Labour & Workers, War & Conflict, Technology
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SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened markedly higher Thursday, led by tech gains, on rising hopes for a possible agreement between the United States and Iran to end the war in the Middle East and on Samsung Electronics' tentative wage deal with its labor union.
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