▲ The won-dollar exchange rate, KOSPI, and KOSDAQ indices are displayed on the electronic board of the dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 23rd.
The KOSPI and KOSDAQ opened lower together, both plunging by over 2 percent.
As of 9:02 a.m. today, the KOSPI stood at 5,385.86, down 147.91 points (2.67%) from the previous session.
The index opened at 5,403.17, down 130.60 points (2.36%).
The KOSDAQ started at 748.32, down 15.78 points (2.07%), and was trading at 746.99, down 17.11 points (2.24%) from the previous session as of this time.
(Photo: Yonhap News)