KOSPI Surges Over 10%; Buy Sidecars Triggered on Both Markets

▲ Stock prices are displayed at the dealing room of Hana Bank's headquarters in Seoul on the 31st.

Rebounding from the plunge over the past three days, the KOSPI is surging more than 10% in early trading today.

As of 9:03 AM today, the KOSPI is up 778.08 points (13.91%) from the previous day at 6,371.64.

Opening at 5,657.79, up 64.23 points (1.15%) from the previous session, the index quickly surpassed the 6,000 mark and even recovered to the 6,300 range at one point during early trading.

At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is up 37.75 points (5.85%) from the previous day at 682.53.

Due to the sharp stock market surge, buy sidecars were successively triggered in both the KOSPI and KOSDAQ markets.

(Photo: Yonhap News)

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