epa13152954 A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, 06 August 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having decreased 1.13 percent from the previous session to an intraday low of 6,523.72 in early trading. South Korean stocks opened sharply lower, driven by losses in some big technology companies on Wall Street amid signs of progress on the Strait of Hormuz. EPA/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT