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title: "Japanese and South Korean stock markets opened higher."
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/281438420.md"
description: "South Korea's KOSPI index opened 85.25 points higher, or 1.56%, at 5563.95 on Thursday, April 2nd. Japan's Nikkei 225 index opened 270.43 points higher, or 0.50%, at 54010.11 on Thursday, April 2nd. (Jinshi)"
datetime: "2026-04-02T00:10:00.000Z"
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---

# Japanese and South Korean stock markets opened higher.

South Korea's KOSPI index opened 85.25 points higher, or 1.56%, at 5563.95 on Thursday, April 2nd. Japan's Nikkei 225 index opened 270.43 points higher, or 0.50%, at 54010.11 on Thursday, April 2nd. (Jinshi)

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