A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Aug. 21, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having dipped 1.09 percent from the previous session to an intraday low of 6,777.56 in early trading. Seoul shares opened lower, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street as U.S. Treasury yields again rose and higher oil prices weighed on investor sentiment. (Yonhap)

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