South Korea's Kospi stock index breaks through the record 5,000 level, driven by chip stocks, led by Samsung, up ~3X, and SK Hynix, up ~4x, in the past year (Daniel Tudor/Financial Times)

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South Korea's Kospi stock index breaks through the record 5,000 level, driven by chip stocks, led by Samsung, up ~3X, and SK Hynix, up ~4x, in the past year  —  Kospi is up almost 20% in 2026 as reforms to woo investors spur market  —  South Korea's Kospi benchmark has broken through …