KOSPI Falls to Lowest Level in 2 Years
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index started the Year of the Golden Pig below 2,000 points at the lowest level in about two years, down another 0.81 percent on Thursday at 1,993.70 points.
A staffer looks at her smartphone in front of an electronic board in the trading room of the Korea Exchange in Seoul on Thursday.
Global bourses were in freefall due to concerns over slowed economic growth in China and other major economies.
The won also weakened W8.7 against the U.S. dollar to close at W1,127.7.
