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The KOSPI rose as much as 5.8% to a record 7,338.61 in morning trade.
Samsung Electronics surpassed a $1 trillion market capitalization for the first time.
KEY POINTS
- KOSPI index broke above 7,000 points, hitting a record 7,338.61 driven by AI hardware demand.
- A rare 'sidecar' trading curb was triggered after a sharp KOSPI opening spike on Wednesday.
- Foreign investors bought 1.2 trillion won worth of Korean shares in a single session.
- Securities firms' shares jumped 9.8% on expectations of earnings boosted by the stock market rally.
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