KOSPI set for new peak amid continued Mideast crisis

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SEOUL, April 21 (Yonap) -- South Korea's benchmark stock index breached a pre-Middle East-crisis high on Monday, to poise for another new high.

After opening higher, the benchmark KOSPI hovered around the 6,340-point level around 9:19 a.m., up nearly 2 percent from the previous session's close.

The previous high was recorded on Feb. 26, when the benchmark index closed at 6,307.27.

A trader works inside the dealing room in Hana Bank in central Seoul on April 17, 2026. (Yonhap)

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