Communications services companies rose as traders sought out growth sectors.
Samsung's de facto leader, Lee Jae-yong, will receive a pardon on Monday, South Korea's presidential office said, a legal reprieve underpinned by expectations that the business tycoon will help propel the nation's economy.
Chinese smart-phone and telecom-equipment maker Huawei Technologies said profit fell 5.9% in the first half of the year compared with a year earlier, as it continued to feel the pinch from U.S. restrictions.
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