Business Kospi surges past 7,000.

It's finally happened. The South Korean benchmark Kospi has broken free from its 15-session slump and soared above the 7,000-point mark for the very first time in history. The market was on edge, waiting with bated breath as the index climbed higher and higher, until it finally reached its intraday high of 7,010.86. But was it enough to keep the momentum going?