South Korean Stocks Tumble 6.5%

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Stocks in South Korea dropped Monday, as the Kospi Composite Index fell 6.5% to 5405.75.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 10 trillion South Korean won ($6.61 billion), HYBE was the biggest laggard, plunging 16%, followed by shares of ABL Bio, which tumbled 11%. Shares of HD Hyundai Heavy Inds tumbled 10%.

SamChunDang Pharm was the biggest leader during the session, gaining 3.7%.

In other parts of Asia, stock indexes were down. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declined 3.5%, China's Shanghai Composite Index fell 3.6% and Japan's Nikkei Stock Average dropped 3.5%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index increased 0.3% to 96.70. The dollar weakened 0.4% against the won to 1,512.03 won.

In the bond markets, the 10-year South Korean government bond yield rose 14 basis points to 3.860%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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March 23, 2026 05:33 ET (09:33 GMT)

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