The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) jumped 108.51 points, or 7.44 percent, to settle at 1,566.15. Trading volume stood at 807 million shares worth 10.4 trillion won (8.4 billion U.S. dollars).
South Korea's currency finished at 1,246.5 won against the greenback, up 39.2 won from the previous close.
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