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Kospi surpassed 2,400 today (11th) in 2 years and 2 months. It fell to 1,400 units in March this year because of the corona, and then rose steeply in five months.

Reporter Park Chan-geun analyzed the background.

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KOSPI rose 1.35%, breaking even the 2,400 line.

It is a steep rise for 7 consecutive trading days.

The 2,400 breakthrough is 2 years and 2 months since June 2018.

Compared to the year-round low recorded in mid-March, it has risen by 66%, which is larger than major overseas indices such as the US and Japan.

Above all, individual investors called'Donghak Ants' lead the domestic stock market.

This year, individual investors net bought 36.4 trillion won, the largest ever in the securities market.

Analysis shows that amidst low interest rates, real estate policies such as strong lending regulations have created an environment for individuals to turn to the stock market.

In recent years, the weakening trend of the dollar is intensifying, and foreign investors are also on the verge of returning to the domestic stock market.

[Jin-Woo Lee/Researcher Meritz Securities: Looking at the global market, it is a process of breaking out of the economic downturn, so in the long run, the trend may be extended a little.]

Investor deposits that can buy stocks at any time exceed 51 trillion won. It is the largest ever.

However, as the stock price has already risen considerably, concerns over overheating are growing.

As it is a financial market that raises the index with liquidity, that is, the power of money, it is pointed out that it can be adjusted at any time if corporate performance does not recover significantly.

(Video coverage: Kang Dong-cheol, Video editing: Park Jin-hoon)