KOSPI soars

KOSPI soars

A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on April 3, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having logged an intraday high of 5,391.22, up 3 percent from the previous session, in early trading. South Korean stocks opened higher, as investors had guarded hopes for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz amid a prolonged conflict in the Middle East. (Yonhap)

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