Seoul shares rise on U.S. data, foreign buying

SEOUL, June 11 (Reuters) - Seoul shares opened 1.4 percent higher on Friday after firm rises on Wall Street, with stronger than expected U.S. job data boosting sentiment and prompting buying by foreign investors.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) was up 1.39 percent at 1,674.59 points as of 0003 GMT.

(Reporting by Jungyoun Park; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)

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