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(ATTN: ADDS more info from 6th para)SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks pulled off a new record high over the 8,000-point level Tuesday driven by optimism for a possible U.S.-Iran peace agreement that would open the Strait of Hormuz. The local currency rose against the U.S. dollar.The benc