{"id":42735,"date":"2025-01-03T08:04:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T02:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/?p=42735"},"modified":"2025-01-03T08:04:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T02:34:44","slug":"asian-markets-kospi-surges-1-89-as-market-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/east-asia\/south-korea\/asian-markets-kospi-surges-1-89-as-market-opens\/42735\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian markets: KOSPI surges 1.89% as market opens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) opened strong today at 11:27 am Friday, 3 January 2025 (GMT+9), rising 45.39 points (+1.89%) to reach 2,444.34 KRW.<\/p>\n<p>The market opened at 2,402.58 KRW, a notable jump from the previous close of 2,398.95 KRW. Trading within a day\u2019s range of 2,402.58 to 2,446.60 KRW, the index reflects investor optimism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About KOSPI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The KOSPI is a capitalization-weighted index tracking all common shares listed on the Korea Stock Exchange. First introduced in 1983 with a base value of 100, it serves as a vital indicator of South Korea\u2019s economic performance. Major corporations such as Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor contribute significantly to its movement, making it a crucial barometer for those closely monitoring Asian markets.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Disclaimer:<\/strong> This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) opened strong today at 11:27 am Friday, 3 January 2025 (GMT+9), rising 45.39\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":367,"featured_media":24013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-south-korea"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42735"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42737,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42735\/revisions\/42737"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}