A man wearing a face mask walks near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the Korea Exchange in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct 13, 2020. Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday as investors awaited the release of Chinese trade data. - AP
SEOUL, Oct 13 (Reuters): South Korean shares snapped eight straight sessions of gains on Tuesday as a triple-digit jump in domestic coronavirus cases weighed on sentiment. The Korean won weakened, and the benchmark bond yield fell.
The benchmark KOSPI closed 0.58 point, or 0.02%, lower at 2,403.15.
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