KOSPI reaches new high after weeklong holiday

Employees smile in front of stock price and exchange rate displays at Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on Oct 10 2025 The KOSPI closed at 361060 up 6139 points 173 percent from the previous session Yonhap — An electronic board shows the benchmark KOSPI index and other market indicators at Hana Bank in central Seoul on Oct. 10, 2025. Yonhap

SEOUL, October 10 (AJP) - The benchmark KOSPI surpassed the 3,600 level for the first time on Friday, following a sharp opening after a weeklong break for the country's biggest Chuseok holiday.

KOSPI hit a record intraday high of 3,617.86 and closed at 3,610.60, up 61.39 points or 1.73 percent, from the previous session.

The record rally was fueled by foreign investors, who snapped up a net 1.06 trillion won in shares.

Among the top market-cap stocks, Samsung Electronics rose 6.07 percent to close at 94,400 Korean won (US$66.48), SK Hynix gained 8.22 percent to 427,000 won ($300.70), Doosan Enerbility jumped 14.97 percent to 74,400 won ($52.39), and Naver increased 5.73 percent to 267,000 won ($188.03).

On the other hand, shares of LG Energy Solution fell 9.90 percent to close at 359,500 won ($253.17), while those of Hanwha Aerospace dropped 5.01 percent to 1,040,000 won ($732.39), seeing relatively steep declines.

The junior Kosdaq closed at 859.49, up 5.24 points or 0.61 percent from the previous trading session.

Lim Jaeho ajupresswogh@ajupress.com