The KOSPI index appears on the dealing room display board at Hana Bank in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 2nd as the KOSPI breaks through the 4,300 mark intraday on the first day of the new year, setting a record high. /Courtesy of News1

The KOSPI index topped the 4,300 mark during trading on the 2nd, setting a new record high.

As of 2:45 p.m. that day, the KOSPI was up 82.04 points (1.95%) from the previous trading day at 4,296.21.

The KOSPI jumped more than 2% intraday, rising to 4,301.18. It again set a record high. The previous intraday peak was 4,226.75, set on Nov. 4 last year.

Foreign investors were net buyers of nearly 300 billion won that day, driving the index higher. Among large-cap stocks, Celltrion (11.33%), SK Square (5.84%), Samsung Electronics (6.26%), and SK hynix (3.84%) were strong.

At the same time, the KOSDAQ index was up 18.28 points (1.98%) from the previous trading day at 943.75.

Lee Jae-won, a researcher at Shinhan Investment & Securities, said, "The KOSPI index is renewing its record high as the rally to new highs in Samsung Electronics and SK hynix extends to a rebound in industrials."

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