Seoul shares fall again, dropping over 6% on tech losses amid Middle East tensions

Seoul shares again plummeted Thursday, led by steep losses in technology heavyweights, as escalating tensions in the Middle East weighed on investor sentiment.

The Korean won rose against the US dollar.

After opening 4.45 percent lower, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index extended its losses to close at 6,820.60, down 463.81 points, or 6.37 percent from the previous session, after falling as low as 6,730.87.

The Korea Exchange, the country's bourse operator, activated a sell-side sid ...