KOSPI surpasses 5,500 mark for 1st time in midday trading

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KOSPI surpasses 5,500 mark for 1st time in midday trading

SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks surpassed the 5,500-point mark in midday trading for the first time on Thursday, boosted by sharp gains in blue-chip tech shares, including Samsung Electronics and SK hynix.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) had added 157.13 points, or 2.93 percent, to 5,511.62 as of 10:59 a.m.

This marked the first time the KOSPI surpassed the 5,500-point mark.

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