A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Sept. 23, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having gained 1.73 percent from the previous session to an intraday high of 7,139.23 in early trading. South Korean stocks opened sharply higher, led by gains in tech heavyweights, following the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite's back-to-back record closes. (Yonhap)

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