[Photo] 'KOSPI Opens Higher – KOSDAQ Starts Lower'
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The current status of the domestic stock market is shown on the electronic display board in the Hana Bank dealing room in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 12th, as the KOSPI index opened at 6,438.5, up 92.9 points from the previous trading day. On the same day, the KOSDAQ index started at 854.85, down 2.99 points from the previous trading day.
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