Seoul stocks open weaker on U.S. falls

SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks got off to a weak start Tuesday,
tracking a Wall Street drop in the previous session, analysts said.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) dropped 1.81 points, or
0.11 percent, to 1,590.04 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
Following a 6.7 percent fall in China's stock market Monday, U.S. stocks fell
with the Dow Jones industrial average dipping 0.5 percent.
The local currency was trading at 1,247.85 won to the U.S. dollar as of 9:15
a.m., up 0.95 won from Monday's close.
ygkim@yna.co.kr
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