The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) set a new all‑time intraday high shortly after the market opened on Monday, lifted by strong gains on Wall Street.

The main bourse opened at four‑thousand‑639‑point‑89, up 53‑point‑57 points, or one‑point‑17 percent, and briefly climbed to four‑thousand‑652‑point‑54. The surge surpassed the previous intraday record of four‑thousand‑622‑point‑32 set last Thursday.

The highest closing level on record remains four‑thousand‑586‑point‑32, posted on Friday.

Monday’s rally extended the KOSPI’s winning streak to seven consecutive sessions, following record highs on major U.S. stock indexes last week.

As of 10:03 a.m., the index was trading at four‑thousand‑635‑point‑19, up 48‑point‑87 points, or one‑point‑07 percent, from the previous session.