South Korean Stock Index Surges Over 2% at Open

BlockBeats News, August 18th, according to Bitget market data, on August 18th, the South Korean KOSPI Index opened up 156.82 points on Tuesday, a 2.25% increase, to 7134.76 points. Samsung Electronics rose by 3%, and SK Hynix rose by 5.8%.

The Nikkei 225 Index opened down 375.98 points on August 18th (Tuesday), a 0.54% decrease, to 68844.27 points.