Employees celebrate in the dealing room of Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, Tuesday, after KOSPI closed above the 8,000-point mark for the first time on a closing basis.
The benchmark index closed at 8,047.51, up 199.80 points, or 2.55 percent, from the previous session.
Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul The benchmark KOSPI hit another record Tuesday, closing above the 8,000-point milestone for the first time.
The previous closing high stood at 7,981.41, set on May 14.
After opening at 8,070.91, up 223.20 points, or 2.84 percent, from the previous session, the index maintained strong upward momentum and climbed to 8,131.15, surpassing the previous intraday high of 8,046.78 recorded on May 15.
