The Kospi fell 70 points, or 2.42 percent, to close at 2,839.01 on growing global concern about the Omicron coronavirus variant.
A board at Hana Bank in Myeong-dong, central Seoul, shows the benchmark Kospi closing at its lowest level since Dec. 29, 2020. The index fell 70 points, or 2.42 percent, to close at 2,839.01 on growing global concern about the Omicron coronavirus variant. [YONHAP]
![A board at Hana Bank in Myeong-dong, central Seoul, shows the benchmark Kospi closing at its lowest level since Dec. 29, 2020. The index fell 70 points, or 2.42 percent, to close at 2,839.01 on growing global concern about the Omicron coronavirus variant. [YONHAP]](https://img2.daumcdn.net/thumb/R658x0.q70/?fname=https://t1.daumcdn.net/news/202111/30/koreajoongangdaily/20211130182805966yeyl.jpg)