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title: "The Japanese and South Korean stock markets opened higher, with Samsung Electronics rising"
description: "The Nikkei 225 index opened up 0.04%, and the Seoul Composite Index opened up 1%. Samsung Electronics' stock price rose by 3.5% after signing a chip manufacturing agreement worth 22.8 trillion won wit"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/250312135.md"
published_at: "2025-07-28T00:07:29.000Z"
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# The Japanese and South Korean stock markets opened higher, with Samsung Electronics rising

> The Nikkei 225 index opened up 0.04%, and the Seoul Composite Index opened up 1%. Samsung Electronics' stock price rose by 3.5% after signing a chip manufacturing agreement worth 22.8 trillion won with a global giant

The Nikkei 225 index opened up 0.04%, and the South Korea Seoul Composite Index opened up 1%.

Samsung Electronics' stock price rose by 3.5% after signing a chip manufacturing agreement worth 22.8 trillion won with a global large company

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