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title: "Japanese and South Korean stock markets close higher"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/281985910.md"
description: "Nikkei 225 index rose 5.4%. Japan's TOPIX index rose 3.3%. South Korea's KOSPI index rose 6.87%"
datetime: "2026-04-08T06:32:24.000Z"
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---

# Japanese and South Korean stock markets close higher

Nikkei 225 index rose 5.4%.

Japan's TOPIX index rose 3.3%.

South Korea's KOSPI index rose 6.87%.

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