KOSPI plunges

A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on March 9, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having dropped 333.00 points, or 5.96 percent, to close at 5,251.87. South Korean stocks closed sharply lower with the main bourse operator temporarily suspending trading during the morning amid extreme market volatility caused by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran. (Yonhap)

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