Seoul shares end higher amid lingering woes over AI, Iran crisis

Seoul shares ended higher Tuesday as retail investors snapped up stocks following the previous session's over 5 percent plunge, while lingering uncertainty over artificial intelligence and the Middle East crisis capped gains despite overnight gains on Wall Street. The Korean won fell against the US dollar. After choppy trading, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index pared earlier gains to close at 6,358.95, up 101.50 points, or 1.62 percent, after falling as low as 6,080.25. The index t