[Photo] A Busy Dealing Room

On November 5, as the KOSPI index tumbled in response to a sharp decline in U.S. tech stocks, the status board at the Hana Bank dealing room in Jung-gu, Seoul displayed the KOSPI and KOSDAQ indices. As of 9:09 a.m. that day, the KOSPI had started at 3,997.87, down 123.87 points (3.01%) from the previous session, falling below the 4,000 mark just seven trading days after surpassing it, and even losing the 3,900 level.

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