An electronic board at the headquarters of KEB Hana Bank in Seoul shows the tech-heavy KOSDAQ index closing up 1.08 percent at 901.23 on foreign and institutional buying on Jan. 16, 2018, breaching the 900-point level for the first time in about 16 years. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index also gained 0.72 percent to end at 2,521.74. (Yonhap) (END)