An electronic signboard in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on July 16, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having shed 463.81 points, or 6.37 percent, to close at 6,820.60, with SK hynix and Samsung Electronics down 11 percent and 8 percent, respectively. Seoul shares plummeted, led by steep losses in technology heavyweights, as escalating tensions in the Middle East weighed on investor sentiment. (Yonhap)

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