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Black Tuesday in Seoul: KOSPI Plummets 7% as War Fears and Semiconductor Slump Trigger Market Meltdown
The South Korean financial markets suffered one of their most devastating sessions in history on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, as a "perfect storm" of geopolitical escalation and sector-specific setbacks sent the KOSPI index into a tailspin. The benchmark index plummeted 7.24% to close at 5,791.91,