▲ Financial data is displayed on a screen at the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Aug. 31, 2026. (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened lower Tuesday dragged down by losses on Wall Street due to a resumption of military clashes between the United States and Iran.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 35.73 points, or 0.52 percent, to 6,784.29 at the opening bell.

Overnight, major U.S. stocks closed lower as renewed U.S.-Iran air strike exchanges and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish speech fueled worries about inflation.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.7 percent and the S&P 500 lost 0.33 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.12 percent.

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