A screen in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi opening on June 2. [YONHAP]
The benchmark Kospi surged past the 8,900 mark for the first time in early trading on Tuesday, moving within striking distance of the 9,000 level.
As of 9:03 a.m., the Kospi stood at 8,905.16, up 116.78 points, or 1.33 percent, from the previous session.
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The index opened at 8,883.19, up 94.81 points, or 1.08 percent, from the previous trading day, and surpassed its previous intraday record high of 8,874.16, set a day earlier.
