South Korean stocks opened with solid gains , regaining the 1 , 800 mark in morning trade on September 7 . At 9 : 38 am , the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index ( KOSPI ) rose 32 . 61 points or 1 . 85 % to trade at 1799 . 32 . Wall Street stocks pared losses after news that Greece vowed to increase the pace of structural overhauls following fresh criticism from its European partners . Investors also cheered news that a gauge of the U . S . services sector showed unexpected improvement in August from the month before , with the Institute for Supply Management ’ s services index climbing to 53 . 3 last month from 52 . 7 in July . In Seoul , most of large - cap stocks rose led by Samsung Electronics and SK Innovation . [ Written by Yong - young Kim / edited by Soyoung Chung ] ▶ [ 화보 ] 배우 윤세인 , 너무 짧 은 초 미니 에 보 는 이 마저 ` 민망 `▶ 안철수 硏 또 상한가 ` 버블 ` 백신 있 나 ▶ ` 스파이 명월 `, ` 선정 성 - 촬영 거부 ` 논란 속 드디어 막 방 ▶ 김아중 , 과거 세금 발언 " 받 은 만큼 돌려 줘야 " 파문 확산 ▶ [ 포토 ] 백지영 - 정석원 ` 커플 룩 ` 동반 출국 [ ⓒ Maeil Business Newspaper & mk . co . kr , All rights reserved ]