A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Sept. 28, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having lost 0.33 percent from the previous session to an intraday low of 7,057.86 in early trading. South Korean stocks opened lower despite Wall Street's advance, as hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough in the Iran conflict pushed oil prices lower. (Yonhap)

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