Asian Stock Markets Open Lower The stock markets in Japan and South Korea opened lower today. Stay tuned for more updates on the global financial market.

BlockBeats News, May 18th, according to Bitget market data, the Japanese and Korean stock markets opened lower. The Nikkei 225 index opened on Monday with a 33.14-point decline, a 0.05% decrease, at 61376.15 points.

The South Korean KOSPI index opened with a 106.48-point drop on Monday, a 1.42% decrease, at 7386.7 points.