New Delhi, April 27 -- South Korea's total stock market capitalization exceeded 6,000 trillion won (USD 4.1 trillion) for the first time on record during trading on Monday.

According to a report by The Korea Herald, the combined market capitalization of the domestic exchanges reached 6,031.97 trillion won during early trading hours. Citing data from the Korea Exchange, the report noted that the benchmark Kospi accounted for 5,354.36 trillion won of this total. The secondary Kosdaq and the entry-level Konex stood at 673.97 trillion won and 3.64 trillion won, respectively.

"The milestone comes as the Kospi extended its rally, opening higher and climbing to an intraday record of 6,603.01, surpassing the 6,600 mark for the first time," the ...