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(URGENT) S. Korea adds 139,000 jobs in Oct.
- Seoul shares ended sharply higher for a second straight session Wednesday, buoyed by a rally in technology stocks amid concerns that hotter-than-expected US inflation could prod the Federal Reserve to pursue an aggressive tightening mode.
- The Korean won was trading higher against the US dollar.
- After opening 0.56 percent lower, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed up 136.23 points, or 2.6 percent, at 5,375.36 after rising as high as 5,377.99.
- Trade volume was light at 219 milli
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