The Korea Composite Stock Price Index <.KS11> rose 0.43 percent to end at 1,180.97 points, off the day's high of 1,194.52 points, but still logging a 7 percent gain on the week.

SEOUL, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Seoul shares rose on Wednesday as local institutional investors snapped up beaten-down blue-chips in heavy trading before a gathering of central bankers on Friday that ...

Korean stocks rose for the fourth consecutive session Thursday to climb to a near four-year high, driven by overnight gains in AI chip giant Nvidia that lifted semiconductor shares. The local ...