S. Korean stock markets drop, influenced by decline in U.S. stock market

The South Korean stock market closed lower on Tuesday, influenced by the sharp decline in the U.S. stock market.

The benchmark KOSPI dropped 1-point-28-percent to close the day's session at some 2-thousand-5-hundred-37.

Meanwhile, the tech-heavy KOSDAQ slightly fell zero-point-6-percent closing at over 7-hundred-21.

The Korean won also weakened against the U.S. dollar with the exchange rate ending at around 1-thousand-4-hundred-58 won against the greenback.