A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Aug. 5, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having gained 3.44 percent from the previous session to an intraday high of 6,641.06 in early trading. Seoul shares opened sharply higher, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, amid eased woes over artificial intelligence profitability and hopes for an interim agreement between the United States and Iran on the Strait of Hormuz. (Yonhap)

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