A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Sept. 22, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having risen 2.30 percent from the previous session to an intraday high of 7,169.11 in early trading. South Korean stocks opened sharply higher, led by gains in tech heavyweights, following a record close for the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite amid revived hopes for artificial intelligence and a fall in global oil prices and bond yields. (Yonhap)

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