​The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) fell ten-point-35 points, or zero-point-43 percent, on Wednesday, closing the day at two-thousand-382-point-81.

The tech-heavy KOSDAQ also fell, losing one-point-30 points, or zero-point-18 percent, closing the day at 718-point-14.

On the foreign exchange, the local currency weakened two-point-nine won against the dollar, ending the day at one-thousand-321-point-seven won.