A Big Smile

Korea’s stock market is getting more bullish. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index, or KOSPI, gained 34.62 points or 1.95 percent on June 18 from June 15, topping the 1,800 mark for the first time thanks to heavy foreign buying. The hot streak is stirring up a controversy over an overheating market.

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