Shares rose sharply Thursday on the back of tech and auto stocks, as the nation's exports rose for the fourth consecutive month in January. The won closed at 1,331.80 against the dollar, down 2.80 won from the previous session's close.
Screens in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul show the Kospi closing at 2,542.46 points on Thursday, up 1.82 percent, or 45.37 points, from the previous trading session. Shares rose sharply Thursday on the back of tech and auto stocks, as the nation's exports rose for the fourth consecutive month in January. The won closed at 1,331.80 against the dollar, down 2.80 won from the previous session's close. [YONHAP]
![Screens in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul show the Kospi closing at 2,542.46 points on Thursday, up 1.82 percent, or 45.37 points, from the previous trading session. Shares rose sharply Thursday on the back of tech and auto stocks, as the nation's exports rose for the fourth consecutive month in January. The won closed at 1,331.80 against the dollar, down 2.80 won from the previous session's close. [YONHAP]](https://img3.daumcdn.net/thumb/R658x0.q70/?fname=https://t1.daumcdn.net/news/202402/01/koreajoongangdaily/20240201192040805bjlk.jpg)