https://cdnph.upi.com/ph/st/th/4171781256367/2026/i/17812566389015/v1.5/Seoul-stocks-spike-over-4-pct-to-settle-again-in-8000-territory-on-hopes-for-end-to-Mideast-crisis.jpg" /> Seoul stocks rose by more than 4 percent Friday, as investors snapped up tech heavyweights amid hopes the war between the United States and Iran could end soon.