The Kospi rose 1.6 percent to close at 2,655.28, a near five-month high since August, on the last day of trading for 2023.
Korea Exchange Chairman Sohn Byeong-doo and other participants announce the closure of stock and derivative markets for 2023 at a closing ceremony held at Busan International Finance Center on Thursday. The Kospi rose 1.6 percent to close at 2,655.28, a near five-month high since August, on the last day of trading for 2023. [YONHAP]
![Korea Exchange Chairman Sohn Byeong-doo and other participants announce the closure of stock and derivative markets for 2023 at a closing ceremony held at Busan International Finance Center on Thursday. The Kospi rose 1.6 percent to close at 2,655.28, a near five-month high since August, on the last day of trading for 2023. [YONHAP]](https://img3.daumcdn.net/thumb/R658x0.q70/?fname=https://t1.daumcdn.net/news/202312/28/koreajoongangdaily/20231228193118213djrs.jpg)