Stocks on the rise
![A screen in Hana Bank's trading room shows the Kospi closing at 2,399.25 points on Wednesday, up 26.85 points, or 1.13 percent, from the previous trading day. Stocks rose as the U.S. consumer price index was lower than expected and inflation eased, ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate setting meeting. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2022/12/14/0f1d4e79-1e54-4a10-b327-4082b5ece9a8.jpg)
A screen in Hana Bank’s trading room shows the Kospi closing at 2,399.25 points on Wednesday, up 26.85 points, or 1.13 percent, from the previous trading day. Stocks rose as the U.S. consumer price index was lower than expected and inflation eased, ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate setting meeting. [NEWS1]