Key Samsung shares steady, market awaits South Korea prosecution decision on leader

SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd <005930.KS> and Samsung C&T Corp <028260.KS> were steady in early trade on Monday, ahead of a South Korean special prosecutor's decision on whether to seek an arrest warrant for Samsung Group's leader [SAGR.UL]. The prosecutor is set to decide later in the day on whether to seek the arrest of Jay Y. Lee, the third-generation leader of South Korea's largest conglomerate, in connection with an influence-peddling investigation involving the president. [nL4N1F5058] Samsung Electronics was up 0.6 percent and Samsung C&T was unchanged as of 0019 GMT, compared with a 0.1 percent rise for the broader market <.KS11>. (Reporting by Se Young Lee; Editing by Himani Sarkar)