South Korean stocks opened lower on Wednesday, mainly due to losses from technology and insurance shares. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index shed 13.59 points, or 0.5 percent, to 2,710.59 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Top tech giant Samsung Electronics slid 1.28 percent, and LG Electronics shed 0.62 percent to 95,900 won. Insurance firms were among major losers as well, with Samsung Life Insurance .
The number of shipwrecks worldwide has fallen to a record low, according to figures from Allianz. Last year, only 26 large ships sank worldwide. That was a good third fewer than in the previous year,.
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(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets closed mostly lower on Wednesday, with mainland China stocks being the exception, showing slight gains following a series of economic data releases from Japan.
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