KOSPI surpasses 2,800 mark

A dealer passes a monitor at Hana Bank's headquarters in central Seoul, Thursday, after the benchmark KOSPI surpassed the 2,800 mark for the first time, closing at an all-time high of 2,806.86, up 1.7 percent from the previous day's close. The rally was backed by Korea securing additional COVID-19 vaccine supply deals. / Yonhap