South Korea's KOSPI rebounded on the 16th after 8 trading sessions, closing at 5668.05. The KOSDAQ rose sharply to 794.78, up 4.46%, and a sidecar halt was triggered after it briefly rose more than 6%.
In South Korea's stock market on the 16th, the benchmark KOSPI rebounded for the first time in 8 trading sessions, ending at 5668.05, up 113.83 points from the previous day.
The KOSPI opened at 5653.99, up 99.77 points from the previous day, and subsequently rose as high as 5809.94.
The KOSDAQ Index, representing the emerging market, closed at 794.78, up 33.96 points, or 4.46%, from the previous day. The KOSDAQ surged more than 6% at one point, triggering a 5-minute program trading halt as a sidecar at around 12:55 p.m.