SOUTH KOREA STOCK MARKETThe benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index ( KOSPI ) gain 50 . 55 points to close at 1 , 829 . 50 , Seoul , South Korea on 29 August 2011 . Shares soared 29 August on the Seoul stock exchange . after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said last week that the US central bank still has the tools to spur growth . The benchmark Kospi index rose 50 . 55 points , or 2 . 8 per cent , to close at 1 , 829 . 50 . Advancing issues outnumbered losers 687 to 173 . EPA / YONHAP < 모바일 애플리케이션 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >