Seoul stocks open higher on US gains

South Korean stocks opened higher Tuesday, tracking a lift in Wall Street led by a rebound in tech shares. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index added 19.53 points, or 0.48 percent, to 4,125.46 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Overnight, major US indexes continued to show a bull run led by tech stocks, fueling expectations for a year-end Santa Claus rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.47 percent higher, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite added 0.52 percent, and the S