The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) soared 127.51 points, or 8.60 percent, to settle at 1,609.97. Trading volume stood at 670.9 million shares worth 10.3 trillion won (8.2 billion U.S. dollars).
South Korea's currency finished at 1,249.6 won versus the greenback, up 16.9 won from the previous close.
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