(News Focus) KOSPI hits 7,000 for 1st time in history, buoyed by AI boom
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Source: South Korea
Published: 2026-05-06 12:01 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Asia, South Korea, Technology & AI, World News, Asia Pacific, Technology
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SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's main KOSPI index broke above 7,000 for the first time on Wednesday, as major technology stocks got a boost from expectations that demand for high-end chips would surge as global tech giants race to build ever larger artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.
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