![KOSPI Opens Up 0.43% at 5,510.82 [KOSPI] Starts at 5510.82, up 23.58 points (0.43%) - Seoul Economic Daily Finance News from South Korea](https://wimg.sedaily.com/news/cms/2026/03/16/news-p.v1.20260316.2c8a9323820548ed9c10d87f2ccd5bf9_P1.jpg)
The KOSPI opened 23.58 points, or 0.43%, higher at 5,510.82.
![KOSPI Opens Up 0.43% at 5,510.82 [KOSPI] Starts at 5510.82, up 23.58 points (0.43%) - Seoul Economic Daily Finance News from South Korea](https://wimg.sedaily.com/news/cms/2026/03/16/news-p.v1.20260316.2c8a9323820548ed9c10d87f2ccd5bf9_P1.jpg)
The KOSPI opened 23.58 points, or 0.43%, higher at 5,510.82.
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