Framing Analysis
The KOSPI index closed at 8,411.21 after declining 519.09 points or 5.81 percent on June 26, with trading halted for 20 minutes after the circuit breaker activated at 12:10 p.m. Foreign and institutional investors sold a combined 8.4 trillion won while individual investors bought 8.2 trillion won net. Chipmakers faced renewed pressure amid mixed overnight moves in U.S. tech names.