[Photo] KOSPI Pauses for a Breather

On January 8, the main dealing room display board at Hana Bank's headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul shows the status of the KOSPI, the won/dollar exchange rate, and KOSDAQ as the KOSPI started lower and continued to fluctuate throughout the morning. On this day, the KOSPI opened at 4,531.46, down 19.60 points (0.43%) from the previous session, while the won/dollar exchange rate began at 1,449.7 won, up 3.9 won from the previous session.