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KOSPI returns above 7,000 after four sessions; buy sidecar triggered for second straight day

South Korea\'s KOSPI returned above the 7,000 level for the first time in four sessions, lifted by a sharp rise in U.S. semiconductor shares and buying by foreign and institutional investors. The benchmark was up 5.68 percent at 7,130.95 as of 9:04 a.m. A buy sidecar was triggered in the main board market at 9:06 a.m., the second straight trading day, halting program buy orders for five minutes.