KOSPI rises over 9,000-pt mark

Employees take part in a ceremony at the dealing room of Woori Bank in Seoul on June 18, 2026, to celebrate the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having risen 199.6 points, or 2.25 percent, to close at a record high of 9,063.84. Seoul stocks surged to surpass the 9,000-point level for the first time in history, as investors bet on chipmakers in the face of a hawkish stance by the Federal Reserve and Iran uncertainty. (Yonhap)

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