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South Korea’s Kospi sinks, triggering circuit breaker amid broader Asia market rout

March 9, 2026

Fire breaks out at the Shahran oil depot after U.S. and Israeli attacks, leaving numerous fuel tankers and vehicles in the area unusable in Tehran, Iran, on March 8, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images South Korea’s Kospi triggered its second circuit breaker in four sessions on Monday, leading a broader regional sell-off as …

South Korea’s stock market volatility

March 9, 2026

TOPSHOT – Currency dealers monitor exchange rates in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on February 2, 2026. South Korea’s benchmark index Kospi tumbled more than five percent on February 2, in line with a sell-off across Asian markets amid fresh worries about an AI-fuelled tech rally that has …