KOSPI rose 2.81% to 5,492.81 points in early Friday trading in Seoul, while major Wall Street indexes closed lower the previous day. As reported by the Korea Herald, shares of Samsung Electronics rose by 3.37%, while those of chipmaker SK hynix increased by 4.63%. Hyundai Motor shares gained 2.63%, LG Energy Solution rose 0.46%, KB Financial Group added 1.84%, and Hanwha Aerospace increased 1.07%.