The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) dived 69.18 points, or 3.94 percent, to settle at 1,685.46. Trading volume stood at 1.2 billion shares worth 11.9 trillion won (9.7 billion U.S. dollars).
South Korea’s currency finished at 1,230.5 won versus the greenback, down 13.1 won from the previous close.
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