The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) exceeded the two-thousand-700 threshold for the first time ever during trading on Friday propelled by foreign purchases. 

At 9:11 a.m., the index was trading at two-thousand-719-point-73, up 23-point-51 points, or zero-point-87 percent, from the previous close. 

This came as the index ended at new highs for three consecutive days. 

The KOSPI opened at two-thousand-705-point-34, up nine-point-12 points, or point-34 percent, from the previous session. Shortly after opening, the index surpassed the previous intraday high posted on Thursday.