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  "id": 13829019,
  "title": "Seoul shares open lower on inflation, Mideast woes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/seoul-shares-open-lower-on-inflation-mideast-woes-13829019",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-12T00:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20261012/seoul-shares-open-lower-on-inflation-mideast-woes"
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  "summary": "Seoul shares opened lower Monday, as losses in technology stocks weighed on the market amid inflation concerns stoked by elevated oil prices and the escalating Middle East crisis. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 47.76 points, or 0.72 percent, to 6,578.17 at the opening bell. The decline came despite overnight gains on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) Seoul shares open lower on inflation, Midest woes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/urgent-seoul-shares-open-lower-on-inflation-midest-woes",
        "published": "2026-10-12T00:01:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul shares open lower on inflation, Mideast woes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/seoul-shares-open-lower-on-inflation-mideast-woes-13832449",
        "published": "2026-10-12T00:42:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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