SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (>> Samsung Electronics Co Ltd) and Samsung C&T Corp (>> Samsung C&T Corp) 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)

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