South Korea's stocks rose Wednesday on the back of heavy foreign investment.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) rose 22-point-84 points, or one-point-05 percent, on Wednesday. It closed the day at two-thousand-206-point-20, marking the first time the main bourse has surpassed the two-thousand-200 mark in 112 days.

The tech-heavy KOSDAQ also rose, gaining four-point-31 points, or point-61 percent. It closed the day at 715-point-30. 

On the foreign exchange, the local currency strengthened point-two won against the dollar, ending the session at one-thousand-116-point-three won.