Editorial photo #13582923 Economy, Business and Finance
KOSPI Surges To Record High In Seoul
Members of the media film and photograph a large electronic scoreboard displaying the closing figures for the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the tech-heavy KOSDAQ at the Korea Exchange (KRX) in the Yeouido district of Seoul, South Korea, on April 16, 2026. South Korea's benchmark KOSPI rises 134.66 points, or 2.21 percent, to finish at a historic 6,226.05, while the KOSDAQ index gains 10.54 points, or 0.91 percent, to close at 1,162.97. (Photo by Chris Jung/NurPhoto)