The 3,000 line collapsed with the KOSPI plunging around 2%.
The KOSPI finished at 2,994.98, down 75.11 points (-2.45%) from the previous day.
It is only 16 trading days since the 29th of last month that the KOSPI fell below the 3,000 line.
The index started at 3,070.58, up 0.49 points (0.02%) from the battlefield, and increased the peak to 3,090 during the morning and then turned downward in the afternoon, gradually increasing the decline.
The KOSDAQ index closed at 906.31, down 30.29 points (-3.23%) from the previous day.
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