An electronic board showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index at a dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on Monday. (Yonhap) South Korean stocks opened at a fresh record high Monday as investor appetite for tech shares helped offset uncertainty surrounding negotiations between the United States and Iran over a peace agreement.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 9.52 points, or 0.11 percent, to a fresh high of 8,485.67 at the opening bell.The Kospi closed at a record high of 8,476.15 on Friday.Over the weekend, Washington and Tehran exchanged messages seeking revisions to a draft agreement aimed at extending the ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, though it remained unclear whether the talks were making meaningful progress.Oil prices rebounded from a six-week low amid uncertainty surrounding the prospects for the US-Iran peace deal. Brent crude climbed toward $93 a barrel after closing Friday at its lowest level since mid-April. (Yonhap)