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title: "Japan, Korea Hit Fresh High"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/276885098.md"
description: "South Korea and Japan stocks reached record highs on Wednesday, driven by a tech rally on Wall Street and easing AI disruption concerns. The Nikkei 225 surged 1,262.03 points (2.2%) to 58,583.12, while South Korea's Kospi breached 6,000 for the first time, rising 114.22 points (1.9%) to 6,083.86. Other markets also saw gains, with Taiwan's index up 1.8% and Bitcoin climbing back to $65,000. The CSI 300 in China gained 0.6%, while Singapore's Straits Times Index fell 0.3%."
datetime: "2026-02-25T12:17:17.000Z"
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# Japan, Korea Hit Fresh High

South Korea and Japan stocks hit record highs Wednesday amid gains in the region, after a tech-driven rally on Wall Street that was fueled by easing concerns around artificial intelligence-led disruption to select industries.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 ballooned 1,262.03 points, or 2.2%, to 58,583.12, a fresh high.

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index recovered 175.4 points, or 0.7%, to 26,765.72,

Similarly, South Korea’s Kospi rose to breach the 6,000 mark for the first time.

Taiwan’s benchmark stock index rose 1.8% to a record high for the fifth straight session.

Bitcoin jumped about 2%, back to $65,000 levels after sliding below $63,000 briefly on Tuesday.

In other markets

In China, the CSI 300 gained 28.35 points, or 0.6%, to 4,735.89.

In Singapore, the Straits Times Index lost 13.06 points, or 0.3%, to 5,007.73.

In Korea, the Kospi index advanced 114.22 points, or 1.9%, to 6,083.86.

In Taiwan, the Taiex popped 712.25 points, or 2.1%, to 35,413.07.

In Australia, the ASX leaped 105.97 points, or 1.2%, to 9,128.29.

In New Zealand, the NZX 50 docked 6.73 points, or 0.1%, to 13,525.58.

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