[Photo] KOSPI Opens Lower on Shock from U.S. Oracle

As U.S. tech stocks experienced a roller-coaster session, the display board at Hana Bank's dealing room in Jung-gu, Seoul, on December 18 showed the KOSPI, the won/dollar exchange rate, KOSDAQ, and other indices. On this day, the KOSPI index opened at 3,989.60, down 66.81 points (1.65%), but has since been narrowing its losses.