Most Stock Markets On Holiday In Asia; Kospi Down

Major stock indexes in South Korea and Taiwan fell Monday, while most other major Asian stock markets were closed for an extended New Year’s holiday.

South Korea’s Kospi, which lost 11 percent of its value last year, was marginally lower at 1,825.37. Financials led the decline, Yonhap News reported, with Woori Finance Holdings losing 1.9 percent and Shinhan Financial Group dropping 2.1 percent.

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