South Korean shares rose for a second consecutive session on Tuesday, buoyed by optimism about progress toward ending the record-breaking United States government shutdown.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index gained 33-point-15 points, or zero-point-81 percent, to close at four-thousand-106-point-39.
 
The South Korean won weakened sharply against the U.S. dollar, limiting the market’s overall gains.
 
Investor confidence improved after the U.S. Senate passed a temporary funding bill to end the 41-day government shutdown, with final approval expected on Wednesday U.S. time.
 
In Seoul, technology and energy stocks led the gains.
 
Samsung Electronics rose two-point-88 percent, and rival SK hynix added two-point-15 percent.
 
Battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution gained one-point-61 percent, and state-run Korea Electric Power Corporation jumped seven-point-14 percent.
 
Among decliners, automaker Hyundai Motor slipped zero-point-55 percent, and shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries dropped zero-point-74 percent.
 
The tech-heavy KOSDAQ lost four-point-08 points, or zero-point-46 percent, to close at 884-point-27.
 
The South Korean won weakened against the U.S. dollar by eleven-point-nine won, trading at one-thousand-463-point-three won as of 3:30 p.m.