As of 9:16 a.m. on the 8th, the domestic stock market was awash in red across the board, with nuclear power-related stocks also showing an overall weak trend. This is because geopolitical risks in the Middle East are tightening their grip on investor sentiment.

On this day, the KOSPI started lower at 7,524.88, down 131.43 points (1.71%) from the previous trading day, while the KOSDAQ fell 21.77 points (2.61%) to record 809.46, with both major markets opening lower.

Nuclear power stocks saw a string of shares declining in the 4% range. Doosan Enerbility traded at 78,300 won, down 4.04% from the previous trading day, while Wooyoung (-4.96%), Woojin (-4.45%), and Mobis (-4.88%) also posted declines in the 4% range. In addition, Korea Electric Power Corporation (-2.61%), KEPCO E&C (-3.04%), KEPCO KPS (-2.30%), Soosan Industries (-1.16%), Orbitech (-3.00%), Woojin Entec (-2.15%), and Daechang Solution (-1.40%) all failed to avoid the downward trend. However, Geumhwa PSC maintained its flat zone at 32,250 won.

The weakness in nuclear power stocks comes against the backdrop of an overall stock market correction combined with the external negative factor of heightened tensions in the Middle East. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced via the social media platform X on this day that it had "initiated a series of powerful airstrikes against Iran to make them pay a heavy price for targeting and attacking commercial vessels carrying innocent civilians in international waters."

The market is wary that if U.S.-Iran military tensions resurface, volatility in global financial markets, including international oil prices, could expand further. There are also observations that major domestic stocks, including nuclear power shares, will remain sensitive to external variables for the time being.

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