South Korean stocks fell nearly 1 per cent on Wednesday as economic dispute between South Korea and Japan weighed on sentiment, while US-China trade conflict worries piled on.[SEOUL] South Korean stocks fell nearly 1 per cent on Wednesday as economic dispute between South Korea and Japan weighed on sentiment, while US-China trade conflict worries piled on.
South Korean shares got off shaky start by US President Donald Trump's negative comment that the United States still has a long way to go to conclude a trade deal with China, but could impose tariffs on an additional $325 billion worth of Chinese goods if it needed to do so.Shares extended their losses due to conflict between South Korea and Japan, said Kim Ji-hyung, analyst at Hanyang Securities.