[DigitalToday reporter Oh Sang-yup (오상엽)] South Korea’s KOSPI again set a record high. The Kosdaq also broke above 1,100 on a closing basis for the first time in 25 years.

On Jan. 28, the KOSPI closed up 85.96 points, or 1.69 percent, at 5,170.81 from the previous session. It ended at the 5,100 level after closing above 5,000 for the first time a day earlier.

The Kosdaq rose 50.93 points, or 4.70 percent, to finish at 1,133.52. It topped 1,100 for the first time in about 25 years and 6 months since September 2000.

Retail investors drove the day’s rally. In the KOSPI, individuals bought about 1.213 trillion won worth of shares, while foreigners and institutions sold 135.2 billion won and 1.04 trillion won, respectively.

On the Kosdaq, individuals sold as much as 2.65 trillion won to lock in gains. Foreigners and institutions bought 483.6 billion won and 2.30 trillion won, respectively.

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, the No. 1 and No. 2 firms by market value on the KOSPI, both set new highs.

Samsung Electronics ended around 162,400 won on a closing basis, rising to the “160,000 won Samsung” mark. SK Hynix also settled in the 840,000 won range, securing ground above the “800,000 won Hynix” level. Both companies have been setting new highs day after day.

Other top market-cap names mostly ended higher, including LG Energy Solution, up 5.51 percent, Hyundai Motor, up 0.82 percent, Samsung Biologics, up 0.06 percent, SK Square, up 6.55 percent, and Hanwha Aerospace, up 4.72 percent.

Among top market-cap stocks on the Kosdaq, EcoPro rose 21 percent. Peptron gained 10 percent and EcoPro BM rose 7 percent. Rainbow Robotics and Alteogen gained 6 percent, and Samchundang Pharm rose 5 percent. LigaChem Bio rose 4 percent and HLB gained 1 percent.