继1月2日上涨1.1%至4260.55点后，韩国股市于1月5日延续涨势，受半导体和科技股推动。KOSPI指数至上午11:20上涨2.6%至4421.63点——首次突破4400点——尽管华尔街信号混杂，外资仍大幅净买入。
首尔基准指数开盘大幅走高，开盘15分钟内上涨93.31点（2.17%）至4402.94点，至上午11:20进一步上涨112点（2.6%）至4421.63点。外资净买入8720亿韩元（6.02亿美元）股票，对冲了机构（3181.6亿韩元）和个人（5509亿韩元）的卖出。
此前周五华尔街收盘涨跌互现，道指上涨0.66%报48382.39点，纳指下跌0.03%报23235.63点，但首尔科技股继续领涨：三星电子上涨5.53%，SK海力士上涨2.58%。汽车和工业股跟涨：现代汽车+2%，起亚+1.49%，POSCO Holdings +2.02%，HD Hyundai +2.88%。落后股包括HMM -1.44%和Hitejinro -0.33%。
韩元兑美元贬值至1447.55，下跌5.75韩元。这一势头凸显了科技板块在年内早期涨势中的持续乐观情绪。
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South Korean stocks opened over 1 percent higher on Monday, tracking Wall Street gains, as investors bought technology and automobile shares, but pared gains later in the morning due to profit-taking by foreigners and institutions. The KOSPI surged to a record 5,900.75 in early trading but stood at 5,835.77 by 11:20 a.m. The rally is fueled by optimism over artificial intelligence and strength in chipmakers.
Seoul stocks opened Thursday at a fresh high above 6,700, driven by solid chip demand expectations following strong first-quarter earnings from Samsung Electronics and U.S. big tech firms. The benchmark KOSPI rose as high as 6,739.39 at the opening bell before adding 19.51 points, or 0.29%, to 6,710.41 as of 9:15 a.m. The index had closed at a new peak of 6,690.90 the previous day, marking three straight days of gains.
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Seoul shares extended losses late Friday morning as investors offloaded technology and other large-cap stocks to lock in profits. The benchmark KOSPI fell 107.49 points, or 1.7 percent, to 6,199.78 as of 11:20 a.m. This pullback followed a record high close the previous day.
South Korean stocks closed higher for the second straight session as investors hunted bargains amid volatility from the U.S.-Iran war. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 77.36 points, or 1.4 percent, to 5,609.95. The Korean won strengthened 2.7 won against the U.S. dollar to 1,466.5.