A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Sept. 17, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having gained 0.99 percent from the previous session to an intraday high of 6,784.81 in early trading. Seoul stocks opened higher, led by gains in tech stocks, despite the Federal Reserve's first rate hike in over three years. (Yonhap)

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