Seoul, March 9 (IANS) South Korean stocks plummeted around 8 per cent on late Monday morning after the Korea Exchange (KRX) resumed transactions following a 20-minute trading suspension amid extreme volatility triggered by recent US-Israeli strikes on Iran.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) moved down 445.88 points, or 7.98 percent, to 5,138.99 as of 11:20 a.m, reports Yonhap news agency.The KRX activated a circuit breaker at 10:31 a.m. after the KOSPI plunged 452.8 points, …
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