(14 Apr 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Seoul, South Korea - 14 April 2025 1. Various of KOSPI and various points displayed on screens inside the Hana Bank dealing room STORYLINE: South Korean markets opened higher on Monday due to gains in chips and battery shares, driven by hopes that the U.S would ease tariff measures. At approximately 10:15 am, South Korea's benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) was at 2453.41, which was 0.85 percent higher than Friday's closing