South Korean stocks rose , regaining the 1 , 800 mark minutes after the opening bell on August 29 as sentiment was boosted by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke ’ s Jackson Hall speech to confirm he has a range of tools to stimulate the U . S . economy . At 9 : 24 am , the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index ( KOSPI ) gained 15 . 75 points or 0 . 89 % to trade at 1 , 794 . 70 . The Fed has a range of tools that could be used to provide additional monetary stimulus and we will continue to consider these and other pertinent issues at our meeting in September , Bernanke said . After his speech , Wall Street stocks turned their direction to close up more than 1 %. In Seoul , shares of shipbuilders advanced , led by STX and DSME . [ Written by Yong - young Kim / edited by Soyoung Chung ] ▶ [ 화보 ] 실격 당해 울 고 싶 은 ` 번개 ` 우사인 볼트 ▶ 주가 급등 한 젬 백스 & 카 엘 에 무슨 일 이 ? ▶ ` 섹스 스캔들 ` 진관희 , " 5 년 연애 여자 친구 와 잘 만나 고 있 어 "▶ ‘ 그것 이 알 고 싶 다 ’ 김베드로 - 김 다윗 부자 만행 밝혀 ▶ [ 화보 ] 백청강 , 아이돌 육상 대회 에서 부상