The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) broke four‑thousand‑600 for the first time in early trading on Wednesday.

The main bourse opened 40‑point‑86 points, or zero‑point‑nine percent, higher at four‑thousand‑566‑point‑34, quickly surpassing the previous all‑time high of four‑thousand‑525‑point‑48 set a day earlier before extending its gains.

As of 9:16 a.m., KOSPI hit four‑thousand‑600‑point‑96, up one‑point‑67 percent from Tuesday.

After first crossing the four‑thousand‑300 level on the year’s first trading day, the index has now set fresh record highs in 100‑point increments for four consecutive sessions.

The KOSPI was trading at four‑thousand‑553‑point‑09 as of 9:37 a.m.