Seoul stocks drop over 7% on Middle East conflict fears
Mar 3rd 2026
Investor concern over the Middle East conflict drove the KOSPI below 5,800, prompted a five minute futures selling suspension by the KRX, and sent the won sharply lower to 1,466.1 per dollar.
- KOSPI tumbled 452.22 points, or 7.24 percent, to close at 5,791.91 on March 3, 2026.