PHOTO KOSPI soars past 5,500 for 1st time
The KOSPI value is displayed on an electronic board in the dealing room of Hana Bank’s headquarters in Seoul, Thursday. The benchmark index closed at 5,522.27, up 167.78 points, or 3.13 percent, from the previous trading session, surpassing the 5,500-point mark for the first time. Yonhap
By Jun Ji-hye