![[KOSPI] Closed at 5925.03, up 284.55 points (5.04%) - Seoul Economic Daily Finance News from South Korea](https://wimg.sedaily.com/news/cms/2026/03/18/news-p.v1.20260318.be6fe61d1e40461b9701271914f0902b_P1.png "KOSPI Surges 5.04% to Close at 5,925.03")
The KOSPI index closed at 5,925.03 on Thursday, gaining 284.55 points, or 5.04%.
Original reporting by Kang Ji-won, AX Contents Lab for Seoul Economic Daily.
AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.
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