(LEAD) Seoul shares open lower on inflation, Mideast woes

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SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened lower Monday, as losses in technology stocks weighed on the market amid inflation concerns stoked by elevated oil prices and the escalating Middle East crisis.

After opening 0.72 percent lower, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 83.72 points, or 1.26 percent, to 6,542.21 as of 9:15 a.m.

The decline came despite overnight gains on Wall Street.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.83 percent on Friday (local time), while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.64 percent.

Oil prices advanced as tensions in the Middle East escalated following renewed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia's main airport over the weekend.

A broader conflict in the region could further disrupt energy supplies, stoking inflation and increasing pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.

In Seoul, tech stocks led the decline.

Market behemoth Samsung Electronics fell 0.95 percent, and its chipmaking rival SK hynix declined 2.71 percent.

Defense giant Hanwha Aerospace dropped 2.13 percent, and leading shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries plunged 4.04 percent.

Among gainers, top carmaker Hyundai Motor rose 1.46 percent and shipping firm HMM declined 3.49 percent.

The Korean won was trading at 1,338.65 won against the U.S. dollar, up 3.35 won from the close of the previous stock trading session.

This photo, taken Oct. 12, 2026, shows the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul after the market opened. (Yonhap)

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(LEAD) Seoul shares open lower on inflation, Mideast woes

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首尔，10月12日（韩联社）——周一，首尔股市开盘走低，科技股下跌拖累市场，而高企的油价和不断升级的中东危机引发了通胀担忧。

韩国综合股价指数（KOSPI）开盘下跌0.72%，截至上午9点15分，下跌83.72点，跌幅1.26%，至6542.21点。

尽管隔夜华尔街股市上涨，但该股仍出现下跌。

周五（当地时间），道琼斯工业平均指数上涨0.83%，而以科技股为主的纳斯达克综合指数上涨0.64%。

周末胡塞武装再次袭击沙特阿拉伯主要机场，导致中东紧张局势升级，油价因此上涨。

该地区冲突若扩大，可能会进一步扰乱能源供应，加剧通货膨胀，并加大美联储提高利率的压力。

在首尔，科技股领跌。

市场巨头三星电子股价下跌0.95%，其芯片制造竞争对手SK海力士股价下跌2.71%。

国防巨头韩华航空航天公司股价下跌 2.13%，领先的造船企业现代重工股价暴跌 4.04%。

在涨幅居前的股票中，顶级汽车制造商现代汽车上涨 1.46%，航运公司 HMM 下跌 3.49%。

韩元兑美元汇率为1338.65韩元，较前一交易日收盘价上涨3.35韩元。

这张照片拍摄于2026年10月12日，显示的是首尔韩亚银行开市后的交易室。（韩联社）

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（导语）受通胀和中东局势动荡影响，首尔股市开盘走低