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  "id": 7204435,
  "title": "Seoul stocks open sharply lower amid Mideast uncertainty",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/seoul-stocks-open-sharply-lower-amid-mideast-uncertainty",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-14T00:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20260914/seoul-stocks-open-sharply-lower-amid-mideast-uncertainty"
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  "summary": "Seoul stocks opened sharply lower Monday, bucking advances on Wall Street, as geopolitical uncertainties in the Middle East pushed up oil prices. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) opened down 217.3 points, or 3.14 percent, to 6,692.61. On Friday (U.S. time), U.S. stocks closed higher on reports Gulf diplomats and Iran officials could hold a meeting Monday to discuss plans to…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Seoul stocks open sharply lower amid Mideast uncertainty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/seoul-stocks-open-sharply-lower-amid-mideast-uncertainty-7205823",
        "published": "2026-09-14T00:03:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul stocks open sharply lower amid Mideast uncertainty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/seoul-stocks-open-sharply-lower-amid-mideast-uncertainty-7206582",
        "published": "2026-09-14T00:32:04.000Z"
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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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