Seoul shares open higher on tech, auto gains GMT 04:24 2014 Thursday, 09 January Last Updated: 05:17:37 GMT Seoul - Yonhap South Korean stocks opened higher on Thursday on the back of gains in techs and autos. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 3.77 points, or 0.19 percent, to 1,962.73 in the first 15 minutes of trading.