KOSPI soars

KOSPI soars

A financial data screen in the dealing room of Woori Bank in Seoul on April 2, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having logged an intraday high of 5,550.53, up 1.31 percent from the previous session, in early trading. South Korean stocks opened higher as U.S. President Donald Trump hinted that an end to the monthlong war in the Middle East could be near. (Yonhap)

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