South Korea Stock Market

epa02171771 A trader reacts as the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index ( KOSPI ) plunges 44 . 10 points to 1 , 560 . 83 in Seoul , South Korea , 25 May 2010 , due to the European financial crisis coupled with escalating inter-Korean military tensions , with the local currency falling to 1 , 250 won to the US dollar from 1 , 214 . 5 won the previous session .  EPA/YONHAP NEWS AGENCY