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Seoul Markets Paused for Gaecheonjeol as Inspection Week and KBO Playoffs Loom
Your Daily Update for 2026-10-05 — 12 stories from the South Korea edition: exchange closure, court-ordered listing pause, Gaecheonjeol politics, and holiday-week security checks.
StocksWon-Dollar Cross Rate Strengthened Eight Won in Last Dealing Room Print Before Exchange Holiday
The won closed at 1,350.90 per dollar in Seoul’s final pre-holiday FX session, firming eight won as institutions bought equities and long-term U.S. yields eased slightly.
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TechnologySeoul Court Halts Accelerated KRX Market-Cap Delisting Rules for Two Listed Companies
PoliticsDemocratic Floor Spokesperson Mocks PPP Outdoor Assembly Hours Before Inspection Kickoff
OpinionEditorial: Inspection Subpoenas Beat Drum Circles on Yeouido
BusinessPOSCO Holdings Signals Stainless Output Recovery as Ulsan Blast Furnace Returns From Holiday Turnaround
SecurityFSC Orders Brokerage Penetration Scans After Broker-Linked Credential Leaks
AIGaecheonjeol Keynote Commits Municipal AI Terminals for Seniors in Rural Townships
SportsKBO Commission Fixed Eleven Makeup Dates Ending Oct. 12 Penultimate Stretch
Entertainment2026 Gangnam Festival Floats Rolled Past Apgujeong Rotary Saturday Evening
HealthAmbulatory Care Centers Logged 12 Percent More Cough Visits in Late September Than Mid-Month
ScienceKorea Astronomy and Space Science Institute Opens Jeju Radio Telescope Array to Students
Credit CardsKB Kookmin and Woori Shortened Merchant Installment Grace Windows in Assembly Audit Exhibits
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