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KOSPI surges past 6,000 as bull market extends

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South Korea’s KOSPI climbed above 6,000 at the start of trading on Tuesday, rising 53.06 points, or 0.89 percent, to 6,022.70. The benchmark has advanced more than 1,000 points in a little over a month after first topping the 5,000 level intraday on Jan. 22, setting a new milestone.

Writer Sang-yeop Oh (오상엽)
published 2026-02-25 09:12:39

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The KOSPI on Tuesday jumped above 6,000 as trading opened, rising 53.06 points, or 0.89 percent, to 6,022.70.

It set a new milestone, climbing more than 1,000 points in just over a month after it topped the 5,000 level intraday on Jan. 22.

Sang-yeop Oh (오상엽) yub@d-today.co.kr

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