Nikkei index opens lower on tech share losses, profit-taking

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index opened lower Thursday, pressured by heavyweight technology shares and due to profit-taking after ending up ove

South Korean stocks opened sharply lower Thursday, driven by losses in some big technology companies on Wall Street amid signs of progress on the Strait of Hormuz. After opening 1.81 percent lower, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index shed 105.95 points, or 1.61 percent, to 6,492.31 as of 9:15 a.m. Overnight