A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Sept. 18, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having risen 178.82 points, or 2.66 percent, to close at 6,894.23. Seoul stocks closed sharply higher on eased inflation woes. (Yonhap)

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