The Kospi added 34.78 points, or 1.36 percent, to close at 2,583.17 on growing hopes for and exemption from U.S. tariffs based on comments by U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson.
The benchmark Kospi added 9.34 points, or 0.37 percent, to close at 2,548.39 as investors reacted to U.S. Congressional moves that may benefit Korean shipyards.
Tech stocks fueled a 1.1 percent increase in Korea's Kospi index.
The benchmark Kospi fell 3.5 points, or 0.14 percent, to close at 2,520.05, as the impact of trade policy under the new Donald Trump administration weighed on investor sentiment.
The Kospi fell 3.94 points, or 0.16 percent, to close at 2,523.55, as investors offloaded shares ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next Monday.
The Kospi added 30.68 points, or 1.23 percent, to close at 2,527.49 as cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation data drove up foreign buying.
The benchmark Kospi shed 5.28 points, or 0.22 percent, to close at 2,399.49 on the last trading session for 2024.
The Kospi fell 13.69 points, or 0.56 percent, to close at 2,428.16 as retail investors end buying spree amid political turmoil.
The Kospi fell 1.43 points, or 0.06 percent, to close at 2,454.48 as investors brace for U.S.-China trade war.
Shares opened slightly higher Monday, led by gains in battery and steel shares.
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