epa13193944 A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, 27 August 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having gained 104.16 points, or 1.53 percent, to close at 6,912.37. Seoul stocks closed higher, boosted by better-than-expected earnings results from Nvidia, despite a back-to-back rate hike by the Bank of Korea. EPA/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT