Seoul stocks open higher tracking US gains as oil prices ease

Seoul shares opened higher Thursday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, while oil prices eased after US President Donald Trump played down the prospect of a prolonged conflict with Iran. After opening 1.33 percent higher, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index trimmed gains, trading 37.68 points, or 0.57 percent, higher at 6,600.4 as of 9:15 a.m. The main index plunged 3.99 percent to 6,562.72 in the previous session amid concerns about tensions in the Middle East and the possibil