Shares finished lower Thursday as investors opted to cash in following a five-session winning streak and overnight U.S. losses.
Screens in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul show the Kospi closing at 2,600.02 points on Thursday, down 0.55 percent, or 14.28 points, from the previous trading session. Shares finished lower as investors opted to cash in following a five-session winning streak and overnight U.S. losses. The local currency fell in value against the dollar, closing at 1,305.10 won against the dollar, up 6.20 won from the previous session's close. [YONHAP]
![Screens in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul show the Kospi closing at 2,600.02 points on Thursday, down 0.55 percent, or 14.28 points, from the previous trading session. Shares finished lower as investors opted to cash in following a five-session winning streak and overnight U.S. losses. The local currency fell in value against the dollar, closing at 1,305.10 won against the dollar, up 6.20 won from the previous session's close. [YONHAP]](https://img1.daumcdn.net/thumb/R658x0.q70/?fname=https://t1.daumcdn.net/news/202312/21/koreajoongangdaily/20231221184920391lnjv.jpg)