[Photo] KOSPI Rises Strongly in Early Trading on Hopes for a Santa Rally

As the KOSPI recovered the 4,100 mark during intraday trading, the status board at Hana Bank's dealing room in Jung-gu, Seoul, displays the KOSPI, the won/dollar exchange rate, and KOSDAQ on December 22. As of 9:03 a.m. that day, the KOSPI opened at 4,089.70, up 69.15 points (1.72%) from the previous session, and is continuing to widen its gains.