South Korea's KOSPI index hit another record high, closing at 6,615.03 points, up 2.15%. The total market capitalization of the South Korean stock market also surpassed KRW6,000 trillion for the first time in history.Samsung Electronics rose 2.28% to KRW224,500, while SK Hynix gained 5.73% to KRW1,292,000. The gains are believed to reflect the market pricing in strong earnings expectations ahead of quarterly results to be released by major US technology companies later this week. (mn/j)
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