KOSPI plunges

KOSPI plunges

A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on April 9, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having declined 94.33 points, or 1.61 percent, to close at 5,778.01. South Korean stocks closed sharply lower to snap their four-day winning streak as investors digested different claims by Washington and Tehran on terms of their two-week ceasefire. (Yonhap)

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