SEOUL -- South Korean stocks ended Monday off slightly, after marginally rising earlier in the day, as the impeachment of the country's embattled president over the weekend eased political uncertainty.
The benchmark KOSPI index closed down 0.22%, or 5.49 points, at 2,488.97 after rising 0.85% at one point. The index has clawed back most of the losses incurred from President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed attempt to put the country under martial law on Dec. 3.
