A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Aug. 31, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having fallen 3.19 percent from the previous session to an intraday low of 6,572.29 in early trading. Seoul shares opened sharply lower, tracking losses on Wall Street amid the possibility of an imminent rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve caused by hawkish comments from its chief last week. (Yonhap)

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