A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Oct. 16, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having gained 113.83 points, or 2.05 percent, to close at 5,668.05. Seoul stocks rebounded to snap their seven-day losing streak on an eased chip rout and bets on the Federal Reserve's rate hikes. (Yonhap)

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