Overview

• The benchmark index closed down 0.81% at 3,151.56, marking a second consecutive drop.
• Foreign investors offloaded a net 453.5 billion won, while individuals and institutions turned net buyers.
• Traders focused on the Federal Reserve’s annual symposium later this week, where Chair Jerome Powell is expected to speak on policy direction.
• Markets also tracked plans for a summit involving President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which investors hope could aid war-ending efforts.
• The won weakened to 1,390.7 per dollar, with light turnover as decliners outpaced gainers 610 to 270 on 281.47 million shares worth 8.54 trillion won.