코스피 2,100선 무너져 연저점…코스닥 1년 만에 700선 붕괴

The nation's benchmark stock index closed at the lowest level this year -- below 21-hundred points.
The KOSPI fell four-tenths-of-a-percent... to 2-thousand-97 and a half on selling by both local individuals and foreign investors.
The tech-heavy KOSDAQ also nose-dived by 2-and-3-quarters percent closing below 7-hundred points -- the lowest since last November.
Shares plunged in most sectors, including medicine and medical supplies, textiles and garments, and non-metallic minerals.
Investors pointed to an apparent correction in global stocks, the ongoing U.S.-China trade spat as well as Saudi tensions,... and said the sell-off will likely continue.