Samsung Electronics shares rise for first time in four days
An employee checks an exchanged Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Note 7 at company's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, October 13, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji · Reuters

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd shares opened up 1 percent on Thursday, rebounding for the first time after three straight days of falls following its decision to permanently end sales of its fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 smartphones.

Samsung shares were trading up 1.3 percent as of 0007 GMT, outperforming the main bourse (.KS11) which was largely unchanged from its previous closing level.

(Reporting by Christine Kim; Editing by Stephen Coates)