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Kospi opens higher, briefly topping 6,000 on tech rally

Published: 25 Feb. 2026, 09:59

Hana Bank employees at a trading room in central Seoul celebrate as the Kospi surpasses 6,000 points during intraday trading on Feb. 25. [YONHAP]

Shares opened higher Wednesday, briefly breaching a new historic landmark of 6,000 amid an extended rally in technology stocks.

The benchmark Kospi rose 26.73 points, or 0.45 percent, to 5,996.37 in the first 15 minutes of trading.

Shortly after the opening bell, the Kospi briefly breached the 6,000-point mark, just one month after landing in the 5,000-point territory.

Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.76 percent, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite advanced 1.04 percent.

On Tuesday, the Kospi climbed 2.11 percent to finish at an all-time high of 5,969.64, driven by gains in semiconductor and automobile shares.

The index has sustained its upward momentum in recent weeks, surpassing the 5,000-point threshold for the first time on Jan. 27 and crossing 5,500 on Feb. 12. It moved above 5,800 on Friday.

Technology and automobile stocks led the gains.

Market bellwether Samsung Electronics rose 0.75 percent, while chip giant SK hynix climbed 2.8 percent.

Top automaker Hyundai Motor jumped 4.96 percent, and its smaller affiliate Kia declined 1.15 percent.

Among decliners, defense firm Hanwha Aerospace fell 2.26 percent to 1,213,000 won, and leading steelmaker Posco Holdings declined 0.63 percent to 397,000 won.

The local currency weakened 0.25 won from the previous session to trade at 1,442.75 against the greenback at 9:15 a.m.

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