KOSPI plunges

A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on March 13, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having dropped 181.30 points, or 3.25 percent, to reach an intraday low of 5,401.95 during morning trading. South Korean stocks started sharply lower after the new Iranian leader vowed to maintain the blockade of the crucial Middle East waterway, pushing global crude prices toward the $100 level. (Yonhap)

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