[Market Update] KOSPI 2565.18 (▽0.33%), KOSDAQ 723.75 (△0.13%), KRW-USD Exchange Rate 1454.0 KRW (△0.1 KRW) Opening

# KOSPI Opens Lower, KOSDAQ Starts Higher On October 14, the KOSPI index opened at 2,565.18, down 8.46 points, or 0.33%, from the previous trading day’s close of 2,573.64. In contrast, the KOSDAQ index began trading at 723.75, an increase of 0.95 points, or 0.13%, from the prior session's close of 722.80. In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the Korean won to U.S. dollar exchange rate commenced at 1,454.0 KRW per USD, up 0.1 KRW from the previous day’s close of 1,453.9 KRW per USD.