KOSPI soars

KOSPI soars

A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on March 17, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having logged an intraday high of 5,710.19, up 2.89 percent from the previous session in early trading. South Korean shares kicked off sharply higher as easing crude prices and hopes for the possible reopening of the Strait of Hormuz lifted major U.S. stock indexes overnight. (Yonhap)

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