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KOSPI Plunges 6% on Middle East Risk... 'Brave' Retail Investors Buy ₩7 Trillion
Bull/Bear Index 44.0/100
global ▼ Bear Impact 65/100 Maeil Business Mar 23, 2026 Read original ↗

KOSPI Plunges 6% on Middle East Risk... 'Brave' Retail Investors Buy ₩7 Trillion

The KOSPI index closed down over 6% on the 23rd due to heightened risk-off sentiment from Middle East uncertainty and large-scale selling by foreign and institutional investors. Notably, this was the sixth such occurrence in the KOSPI market this year.

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"KOSPI Plunges 6% on Middle East Risk... 'Brave' Retail Investors Buy ₩7 Trillion" — BullBear's AI rates this story as a bearish (negative) signal for markets, with a market-impact score of 65 out of 100. The KOSPI index closed down over 6% on the 23rd due to heightened risk-off sentiment from Middle East uncertainty and large-scale selling by foreign and institutional investors. Notably, this was the sixth such occurrence in the KOSPI market this year. Reported by Maeil Business on March 23, 2026. The call is verified against the actual 24-hour price move on BullBear's public conviction ledger.

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