[THE INVESTOR] South Korean shares opened lower on Sept. 27, ahead of upcoming US presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

The benchmark KOSPI slipped 13.76 points, or 0.67 percent, to 2,033.35 in the first 15 minutes of trading.

Most large caps traded mixed with market kingpin Samsung Electronics falling 0.96 percent.

Top automaker Hyundai Motor declined 1.07 percent, while top steelmaker POSCO rose 0.22 percent.

Naver, the operator of the country’s top internet portal, shed 0.91 percent.

The local currency was trading at 1,112.10 won against the US dollar, down 4.20 won from the previous session’s close.

(theinvestor@heraldcorp.com)