Shares of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (>> Samsung Electronics Co Ltd) were up 2.5 percent while Samsung C&T Corp (>> Samsung C&T Corp) shares were 4.1 percent higher as of 0003 GMT, outperforming a 0.7 percent rise for the broader market <.KS11>.

The Seoul Central District Court earlier on Thursday dismissed a warrant to arrest the 48-year-old Lee, who was named a suspect by the special prosecution as part of an investigation into a graft scandal that has led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.

(Reporting by Se Young Lee; Editing by Himani Sarkar)

Stocks treated in this article : Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, Samsung C&T Corp