KOSPI retakes 2,500 due to foreign buying...KOSDAQ also rises

The KOSPI started with a recovery of 2,500 points on foreign buying.

The KOSPI continued its upward trend, starting at 2,513.49, up 1 percent, with foreigners buying a net 120 billion won.

Semiconductor stocks such as Samsung Electronics and Hanmi Semiconductor are showing strong performance ahead of the opening of CES, the world's largest IT and home appliance exhibition.

The KOSDAQ index started at 719.68, up 0.24 percent, with individuals buying a net 30 billion won.

In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won-dollar exchange rate started at 1,460.3 won, down 9.4 won, and has fluctuated slightly from 1,460 won.