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Seoul, March 23 (IANS) South Korean stocks were trading sharply lower on late Monday morning, as investors offloaded major shares after Iran warned it could close the Hormuz Strait indefinitely.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) declined 293.84 points, or 5.08 percent, to 5,487.36 as of 11:20 a.m.The index remained in negative territory, triggering the country’s main bourse operator to temporarily halt program trading for five minutes, reports Yonhap news agency.On Friday, m…