KOSPI soars

KOSPI soars

A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on April 7, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having logged an intraday high of 5,563.39, up 2.07 percent from the previous session, in early trading. Seoul shares opened higher, led by gains in technology shares after Samsung Electronics Co. reported record earnings in the first quarter. (Yonhap)

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