A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Aug. 18, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having fallen 108.11 points, or 1.55 percent, to close at 6,869.83. Seoul shares ended lower, snapping a five-day winning streak, as investors locked in profits on large-cap stocks amid fading hopes for a deal to end the war between Iran and the United States. (Yonhap)

(END)

[ⓒ K-VIBE. 무단전재-재배포 금지]