KOSPI plunges

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 lost 400.56 points, or 7.17 percent, to reach an intraday low of 5,184.31 during morning trading. South Korean stocks opened sharply lower over the escalating geopolitics in the Middle East and rising international oil prices, prompting the main bourse operator to issue a sell-side sidecar. (Yonhap)

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