KOSPI Surges Over 7% Intraday, Reclaiming 8,000 Mark

The KOSPI surged more than 7% during intraday trading today (June 9), successfully reclaiming the 8,000-point mark.

As of 1:29 p.m. today, the KOSPI is trading at 8,017.67, up 533.26 points (7.12%) from the previous trading session.

The index opened at 7,697.76, up 213.35 points (2.85%) from the previous close, and expanded its gains in the latter half of the session, briefly hitting a high of 8,021.91.

The market appears to be recovering from the previous day's "Black Monday" drop, which saw a decline of 8.29%.

At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is up 62.39 points (6.85%) at 973.78.

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