Updated : 2026-01-22 19:30:00 KST
The benchmark KOSPI index breaks past the five-thousand mark at the start of its session this morning before closing slightly below that level. Our Kim Jun-hong covers that rally and more. South Korea's stock market has reached a historic milestone, in an unexpected move that has stunned investors at home and abroad. The benchmark KOSPI climbed above the five-thousand level for the first time in its 70-year history, a mark long seen as a symbolic threshold.
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rally 반등, 회복
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According to the Korea Exchange on Thursday, the index closed the session at 4952.53. While it did not finish above five-thousand, the KOSPI opened around four-thousand-nine-hundred-eighty and surged past the milestone within just one minute of the opening bell. This is a blistering run, coming just three months after the index crossed four-thousand last October. The upswing came on the back of a strong Wall Street rally overnight. U.S. President Donald Trump backed away from a previously signaled tariff threat against European nations, triggering a sharp jump in U.S. stocks.
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blistering 맹렬한
upswing 호전[상승/증가]
back away from (~에서) 뒷걸음질치다
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That positive sentiment quickly spilled over into the Korean market. Leading the surge were heavyweight semiconductor stocks. Shares of Samsung Electronics gained over four percent intraday to hit a record one-hundred-60-thousand won, while SK hynix also climbed to record levels. Attention is turning to what powered this rapid rally and what it signals ahead. "Since the start of the year, upward revisions to semiconductor earnings forecasts have driven chip stocks higher, helping accelerate the KOSPI's rise past the 5,000 mark.
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intraday 하루 동안에 일어나는, 하루 (중)의
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With strong earnings momentum intact, further upsides remain possible, though attention is turning to the timing of a peak in the chip cycle and potential volatility from the Trump administration." Now that the dream of a KOSPI 5,000 has become a reality, eyes are on how long investor optimism can keep this rally going. Kim Jun-hong, Arirang News.
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intact 손상되지 않은, 변하지 않은
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영어 원문 출처 및 동영상 링크;
arirang news/Economy
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