A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Nov. 12, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having risen 0.82 percent from the previous session to an intraday high of 5,419.29 in early trading. South Korean shares started higher tracking overnight gains on Wall Street driven by a tech rally amid escalating controversies over Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. (Yonhap)

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