The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) fell three-point-47 points, or zero-point-14 percent, on Friday, closing the day at two-thousand-437-point-86.

The tech-heavy KOSDAQ also fell four-point-66 points, or zero-point-63 percent, to close the day at 733-point-56.

On the foreign exchange, the local currency strengthened four-point-five won against the U.S. dollar, ending the day at one-thousand-323-point-seven won.