KOSPI rises

A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on June 18, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having gained 1.19 percent from the previous session to an intraday low of 8,969.90 in early trading. Seoul stocks opened at a fresh record high, despite overnight losses on Wall Street caused by the U.S. Federal Reserve's signal of a rate hike this year and uncertainty over a U.S.-Iran peace deal. (Yonhap)

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