A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Sept. 14, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having fallen 3.45 percent from the previous session to an intraday low of 6,671.66 in early trading. Seoul stocks opened sharply lower, bucking advances on Wall Street, as geopolitical uncertainties in the Middle East pushed up oil prices. (Yonhap)

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