The South Korean composite index has broken 9000 points for the first time in history, with a cumulative increase of over 110% this year
The KOSPI index in South Korea has historically broken above 9000 points for the first time, rising over 1% during the day and accumulating over 110% year-to-date.
Among popular stocks, SK Hynix rose nearly 6%, Samsung Electronics rose 2.7%, and Samsung Electro-Mechanics rose over 9%. On the downside, LG Energy fell over 4%, and Hanmi Semiconductor fell nearly 3%.
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