(LEAD) Seoul shares start sharply higher following Nvidia's leadership change
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SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened sharply higher Friday desp...
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SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened sharply higher Friday despite U.S. losses following the departure of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who has been deeply connected with the current artificial intelligence (AI) boom.
Opening 2.05 percent higher, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 150.08 points, or 2.81 percent, to 5,492.81 as of 9:15 a.m.
Overnight on Wall Street, major stock indexes finished lower due to losses in tech shares.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.36 percent, the S&P 500 lost 0.35 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.39 percent.
After reports of multiple affairs, including one with a suspected Chinese spy, Nvidia's board ousted Huang from the CEO position and named CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO.
Huang's departure casts questions among investors about the future of the global AI ecosystem, in which the Nvidia founder played a crucial role.
Market bellwether Samsung Electronics gained 3.37 percent, and chipmaker SK hynix jumped 4.63 percent.
Top carmaker Hyundai Motor climbed 2.63 percent, and leading battery maker LG Energy Solution advanced 0.46 percent.
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