A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Oct. 12, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having fallen 0.69 percent from the previous session to an intraday low of 6,580.01 in early trading. Seoul shares opened lower, as losses in technology stocks weighed on the market amid inflation concerns stoked by elevated oil prices and the escalating Middle East crisis. (Yonhap)

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