OREANDA-NEWS. The underlying index of the Korean Stock Exchange KOSPI on the basis of trading on Tuesday fell by 1% to the level of 1,879.38 points. This is evidenced by the data of the trading platform.

At the same time, during the day, as noted by Yonhap, the indicator fell sharply by 2.85% (54.05 points) to 1,844.31 points after a report by CNN about a possible deterioration in the state of health of the Chairman of the State Council of the DPRK, Kim Jong-un, according to the results of the allegedly transferred them surgery. Subsequently, the index was able to win back the fall amid comments by the South Korean authorities about the lack of information about a possible illness of the leader of the people's republic.

The KOSDAQ high-tech companies index on Tuesday fell 1.42% (9.05 points) to 628.77 points. The total amount of transactions on the Korean Stock Exchange amounted to $ 11.2 billion.