(LEAD) Seoul stocks close final session of 2020 at all-time high

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   SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) — South Korean stocks finished the final session of 2020 with a Santa rally Wednesday, hitting an all-time high for a fourth straight day. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar.

   The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 52.96 points, or 1.88 percent, to close at 2,873.47.

   Trading volume was high at about 1.1 billion shares worth some 17.7 trillion won (US$16.3 billion), with gainers outnumbering losers 651 to 191.

   Foreigners bought a net 245 billion won, while retail investors sold a net 492 billion won. Institutions purchased a net 197 billion won.’

Electronic signboards at a Hana Bank dealing room in Seoul show the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed at 2,873.47 on Dec. 30, 2020, up 52.96 points or 1.88 percent from the previous session’s close. (Yonhap)