South Korean shares give up early gains as investors head for holidays

Round-up of South Korean financial markets:** South Korean shares gave up early gains to trade little changed on Wednesday as investors turned risk-averse ahead of a long holiday break.** The benchmark KOSPI KRX:KOSPI was up 11.26 points, or 0.16%, at 7,029.17, as of 0214 GMT, after rising nearly 2…