Seoul stocks open lower on escalating Mideast tensions

Seoul stocks opened lower Friday as investors attempted to cash in recent gains amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 191.3 points, or 2.7 percent, to 6,905.59 as of 9:15 a.m. Overnight, stocks on Wall Street slipped as the war in the Middle East shows little signs of ending. The S&P 500 fell 1.21 percent, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq dipped 2.15 percent. US President Donald Trump said in an interview with a media outlet he