The Kospi shot up 41.56 points, or 1.81 percent, to close at 2,343.12 on Thursday. The local currency ended at 1,342.90 won against the dollar, down 14.4 won from the previous session's close.
Screens in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul show the Kospi and Korean won trading rate for the U.S. dollar as the trading session closed on Thursday. The Kospi shot up 41.56 points, or 1.81 percent, to close at 2,343.12. The local currency ended at 1,342.90 won against the dollar, down 14.4 won from the previous session's close. [YONHAP]
![Screens in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul show the Kospi and Korean won trading rate for the U.S. dollar as the trading session closed on Thursday. The Kospi shot up 41.56 points, or 1.81 percent, to close at 2,343.12. The local currency ended at 1,342.90 won against the dollar, down 14.4 won from the previous session's close. [YONHAP]](https://img1.daumcdn.net/thumb/R658x0.q70/?fname=https://t1.daumcdn.net/news/202311/02/koreajoongangdaily/20231102184305816uuyx.jpg)