South Korea's Kospi Tops 2,000 for First Time After 39 Percent 2007 Rally

(Bloomberg) -- South Korea's benchmark Kospi index
exceeded 2,000 for the first time. It has risen 39 percent so far
this year, the second-best performance among Asia's main stock
indexes after China's CSI 300 Index.

The Kospi index climbed 9.99, or 0.5 percent, to 2,003.04 as
of 9:03 a.m. in Seoul. The Kosdaq added 0.7 percent to 824.46.
Kospi 200 futures expiring in September gained 0.3 percent to
254.25, while the underlying index rose 0.4 percent to 253.27.


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