South Korea's benchmark stock index has hit an all-time high. 

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) gained 12-point-04 points, or point-37 percent on Monday, ending the day at three-thousand-252-point-12.

The previous all-time high was set on May 10, 2021, when it ended at three-thousand-249-point-30 points. 

Meanwhile, the tech-heavy KOSDAQ dropped, losing one-point-72 points, or zero-point-17 percent, to close at 985-point-86.

On the foreign exchange, the local currency strengthened three-point-six won against the dollar, ending the session at one-thousand-112 point-9 won.