Shares opened slightly higher Monday, led by gains in battery and steel shares.
Shares opened slightly higher Friday, as chip shares gained traction bolstered by overnight gains on Wall Street.
Shares opened higher Thursday, backed by a rally in tech shares, after a mixed close on Wall Street, on hopes for additional U.S. rate cuts.
Korea's stock market ended a six-day winning streak, with the Kospi declining 1.34% as investors reacted to details of a new value-up index. Major financial stocks and LG Electronics saw significant losses.
After the announcement of the Korea Value-up Index, excluded stocks like KB Financial and Hana Financial fell significantly, contrasting with gains from included companies such as Samsung and Hyundai.
Shares opened higher Wednesday tracking overnight gains on Wall Street on increasing hopes for more U.S. rate cuts.
The benchmark Kospi added 1.14 percent, or 29.67 points, to 2,631.68 on the back of bullish sentiment over the U.S. rate cut and the release of China's stimulus plan.
Shares opened higher Tuesday tracking overnight gains on Wall Street amid hopes for more U.S. rate cuts.
Shares opened higher Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street, after the U.S. Federal Reserve's first rate cut in more than four years lifted investor sentiment.
The benchmark Kospi rose 2.3 percent, or 58.72 points, to close at 2,572.09 as tech and auto shares climbed with expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut the key rate.
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