{"id":43812,"date":"2025-02-11T08:03:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T02:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/?p=43812"},"modified":"2025-02-11T08:03:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T02:33:11","slug":"asian-markets-kospi-rises-0-60-as-market-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/east-asia\/south-korea\/asian-markets-kospi-rises-0-60-as-market-opens\/43812\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian markets: KOSPI rises 0.60% as market opens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) opened higher on Tuesday, gaining 0.60% to reach 2,536.41 KRW as of 11:26 am KST. The index rose by 15.13 points from its previous close of 2,521.28 KRW.<\/p>\n<p>At the start of the trading session, KOSPI opened at 2,532.87 KRW and fluctuated within a range of 2,527.74 KRW to 2,549.44 KRW.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About KOSPI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The KOSPI index, first introduced in 1983 with a base value of 100, serves as a key benchmark for South Korea\u2019s stock market. It is a capitalization-weighted index tracking all common shares listed on the Korea Exchange. Major companies such as Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor play a significant role in its movement, making it an important indicator for those following Asian markets.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Disclaimer:<\/strong><\/em> Stock market investments are subject to risks. This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Readers should conduct their own research or consult a professional before making investment decisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) opened higher on Tuesday, gaining 0.60% to reach 2,536.41 KRW as of 11:26\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-43812","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\/43812","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=43812"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43814,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43812\/revisions\/43814"}],"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=43812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}