A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on July 24, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having lost 406.27 points, or 5.72 percent, to close at 6,690.62. Seoul stocks closed sharply lower as escalating tensions in the Middle East sapped risk appetite. (Yonhap)

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