epa13040572 An electronic signboard at the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, 16 June 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gaining 180.62 points, or 2.11 percent, to close at 8,726.60. Seoul stocks surged on optimism over a potential US-Iran agreement to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. EPA/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT