Kospi rises 1.44% as U.S. recession woes ease
Published: 09 Aug. 2024, 10:10
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- CHO YONG-JUN
- cho.yongjun1@joongang.co.kr
![A screen in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi closing at 2,556,73 points on Thursday, down 0.45 percent, or 11.68 points, from the previous trading session. The Kosdaq dropped 0.44 percent, or 3.26 points, to 745.28. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/08/09/d63d7c53-a4e0-4912-b899-29791a9ad1b6.jpg)
A screen in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi closing at 2,556,73 points on Thursday, down 0.45 percent, or 11.68 points, from the previous trading session. The Kosdaq dropped 0.44 percent, or 3.26 points, to 745.28. [YONHAP]
The benchmark Kospi added 36.85 points, or 1.44 percent, to 2,593.58 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
In the United States, stock indices finished higher as better-than-expected unemployment data buoyed investor sentiment.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.76 percent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite jumped 2.87 percent.
In Seoul, most shares started in positive territory.
Samsung Electronics increased 2.18 percent and SK hynix jumped 4.16 percent.
LG Energy Solution rose 1.25 percent and SK Biopharm rose 1.22 percent.
Naver gained 3.26 percent on a strong second-quarter earnings report.
The local currency was trading at 1,375.95 won against the dollar, down 1.25 won from the previous session's close.
BY CHO YONG-JUN, YONHAP [cho.yongjun1@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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