On the first trading day of the year, the Kospi closed slightly lower after a strong start and choppy midday trading.
On the first trading day of the year, the Kospi closed slightly lower after a strong start and choppy midday trading. A screen in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi closing at 2,225.67 points on Monday, down 10.73 points, or 0.48 percent. [YONHAP]
![On the first trading day of the year, the Kospi closed slightly lower after a strong start and choppy midday trading. A screen in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi closing at 2,225.67 points on Monday, down 10.73 points, or 0.48 percent. [YONHAP]](https://img4.daumcdn.net/thumb/R658x0.q70/?fname=https://t1.daumcdn.net/news/202301/02/koreajoongangdaily/20230102185001350mici.jpg)