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title: "Japanese and South Korean Stock Markets Open Significantly Higher"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/280227887.md"
description: "Nikkei 225 and TOPIX opened 1.7% higher. The Composite Index in Seoul, South Korea, opened 4.3% higher. The MSCI Asia ex Japan Index rose 1%"
datetime: "2026-03-24T00:02:18.000Z"
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---

# Japanese and South Korean Stock Markets Open Significantly Higher

Nikkei 225 and TOPIX opened 1.7% higher.

Composite Index in Seoul, South Korea, opened 4.3% higher.

MSCI Asia ex Japan Index rose 1%.

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