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South Korean prosecutors have indicted eight people, including six journalists from a business daily, for allegedly manipulating stock prices and earning more than 9 billion won through coordinated market manipulation between 2020 and 2024.
South Korea's stock exchange activated a circuit breaker for the KOSPI benchmark index after shares plummeted more than 8% amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran.
Malaysia's FBM KLCI fell 0.20% to 1,680.18 at midday as cautious traders awaited the Bank Negara interest rate decision and Johor elections. The decline mirrored a broader Asian technology sector sell-off.