KOSPI and KOSDAQ rise for 3rd day...Exchange rate starts at KRW 1,429.1

Our stock market has been on the rise for three consecutive days.

In the stock market, the Kospi opened 0.58 percent higher at 2,456.63.

On the KOSDAQ market, the KOSDAQ index also started at 680.97, up 0.75%.

In both markets, individuals are leading the index higher with net buying.

Investor sentiment in our stock market is also recovering from the news that the Nasdaq composite reached the 20,000 mark for the first time in history on the New York Stock Exchange early this morning.

In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won-dollar exchange rate started at 1,429.1 won, down 3.1 won.

Currently, there is a slight fluctuation around 1,430 won.