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 gained 60.37 points, or 0.83 percent, to close at 6,912.95. Seoul stocks ended higher as investors pin hopes on large-scale shareholder return schemes from the country's top two chipmakers -- Samsung Electronics and SK hynix. (Yonhap)

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