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KOSPI Plummets Over 5%, Triggers Sidecar; Index Slides to 8,400 Range The KOSPI experienced a sharp intraday decline, triggering a "sidecar"—a temporary suspension of program trading sell orders. SBS Jun 26, 2026 11:34 AM

Gold Prices Plummet: From Over 1.1 Million Won to 800,000 Won—Is Now the Time to Buy? Gold prices, which soared to over 1.1 million won per don earlier this year, have fallen to the 800,000 won range. SBS Jun 26, 2026 11:05 AM

Dietary Supplement Market Grows, but Consumer Complaints Surge While the market for weight-loss dietary supplements has expanded due to the dieting craze, reports of side effects and consumer damages are also on the rise. SBS Jun 26, 2026 10:35 AM

Government Considers Lowering Oil Price Caps as Global Oil Prices Return to Pre-War Levels As international oil prices have fallen to levels seen before the Middle East conflict, the government is considering a plan to lower the maximum price caps on petroleum products. SBS Jun 26, 2026 10:34 AM

Eight Additional South Korean Vessels Pass Through Strait of Hormuz; Five Remain Amid these developments, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced that eight more South Korean vessels that had been stranded in the Strait of Hormuz have successfully passed through the strait and are currently underway. SBS Jun 26, 2026 10:13 AM

Koo Yun-cheol: 'Petroleum Price Ceiling to Be Lowered Today, Maintained Until Prices Stabilize' The government announced today that it will mobilize all available resources, including freezing major public utility charges in the second half of the year, to keep the consumer price inflation rate within 3% during the second half. SBS Jun 26, 2026 10:00 AM

Construction Contracts Rise 23.4% in Q1 Driven by Semiconductor and Data Center Investments Public sector contracts amounted to 25.1 trillion won, up 5.0% from the same period last year, influenced by projects such as the Pocheon power plant and the Busan Port. SBS Jun 26, 2026 9:59 AM

International Oil Prices Return to Pre-War Levels; Government Considers Lowering Price Caps As international oil prices have fallen to levels seen before the Middle East conflict, the government is considering lowering the maximum price caps on petroleum products to ease the burden on the public. SBS Jun 26, 2026 9:52 AM

Foreign Investors Record Historic 47 Trillion Won Net Sell-off in Korean Stocks Last Month, Yet Ownership Ratio Hits All-Time High Foreign investors recorded another historic net sell-off in the domestic stock market last month, offloading over 47 trillion won worth of shares. SBS Jun 26, 2026 9:49 AM

Koo Yoon-cheol: "Major Public Utility Rates, Including Electricity and Gas, to Be Frozen in Second Half" Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy Koo Yoon-cheol announced that major public utility rates, including electricity and gas, will be frozen for the second half of the year. SBS Jun 26, 2026 9:29 AM