(LEAD) Seoul shares open sharply higher on tech gains ahead of U.S. midterm election results

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SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started sharply higher Wednesday, driven by gains in tech shares as investors awaited results from the U.S. midterm elections.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 124.21 points, or 2.2 percent, to 5,773 as of 9:15 a.m.

Overnight on Wall Street, the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.83 percent on strong chip shares and the S&P 500 climbed 0.36 percent. The PHLX chip index climbed 2.63 percent.

Voting in the U.S. midterm elections started Tuesday, which could reshape the policy directions of President Donald Trump's second half in office.

In Seoul, market bellwether Samsung Electronics rose 1.94 percent, and chip giant SK hynix jumped 3.86 percent.

Hanmi Semiconductor, a leading chip equipment maker, vaulted 4.89 percent, and Samsung Electro-Mechanics, the electronic component unit of Samsung Electronics, mounted 3.17 percent.

Major shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries added 1.39 percent, and game publisher NC increased 2.92 percent.

The Korean won was trading at 1,345.5 won against the U.S. dollar as of 9:15 a.m., down 1 won from the close of the previous session.

Financial data is displayed on a screen at the dealing room of Hana Bank in central Seoul on Nov. 4, 2026. (Yonhap)

(LEAD) Seoul shares open sharply higher on tech gains ahead of U.S. midterm election results

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首尔，11月4日（韩联社）——受科技股上涨的推动，韩国股市周三开盘大幅走高，投资者正等待美国中期选举结果。

截至上午9点15分，韩国综合股价指数（KOSPI）上涨124.21点，涨幅2.2%，至5773点。

隔夜华尔街股市，科技股为主的纳斯达克指数上涨0.83%，主要受芯片股强劲上涨的提振；标普500指数上涨0.36%；费城芯片股指数上涨2.63%。

美国中期选举投票于周二开始，这可能会重塑唐纳德·特朗普总统下半任期的政策方向。

在首尔，市场风向标三星电子股价上涨 1.94%，芯片巨头 SK 海力士股价上涨 3.86%。

领先的芯片设备制造商韩美半导体股价上涨 4.89%，三星电子旗下电子元件部门三星电机股价上涨 3.17%。

主要造船企业HD现代重工股价上涨1.39%，游戏发行商NC股价上涨2.92%。

截至上午 9 点 15 分，韩元兑美元汇率为 1345.5 韩元，比前一交易日收盘价下跌 1 韩元。

2026年11月4日，首尔市中心韩亚银行交易室的屏幕上显示着金融数据。（韩联社）

（导语）首尔股市开盘大幅走高，科技股领涨，市场正等待美国中期选举结果。