Seoul Composite Index falls 3.1% as decline deepens

The significance here is less the size of the drop than what the item does not say: a 3.1% move in a major benchmark with no identified driver points to sentiment-driven selling rather than a discrete catalyst. That distinction matters for anyone tracking whether this is a Korea-specific repricing or part of a wider risk-off tone across Asian equities. The open question is whether follow-on reporting attributes the move to flows, currency, or sector weakness — without that, the signal stays ambiguous.