A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Oct. 28, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having risen 2.2 percent from the previous session to an intraday high of 5,763.40 in early trading. South Korean stocks opened sharply higher, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, as strong artificial intelligence-driven semiconductor earnings lifted investor sentiment ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision. (Yonhap)

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