Japanese and South Korean stock markets open higher, with chip stocks rallying across the board. Samsung Electronics rises nearly 4%.

MaticHoleFiller · 2026-04-06T04:45:59+00:00

On April 6th, the stock markets in Japan and South Korea generally rose, with the Nikkei 225 index up 0.73% and the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) increasing by about 2%. Meanwhile, international precious metal prices declined, with gold and silver dropping more than 1%; crude oil prices rose by 0.83%, and Bitcoin also broke through $69,000. Japanese government bond yields hit new highs.

MaticHoleFiller

2026-04-06 04:45:59

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Reporter丨Zhang Jiayu

Editor丨Liu Xueying

On April 6, the stock markets in Japan and South Korea opened higher, international precious metals fell, and crude oil and Bitcoin rose.

As of 8:24 a.m. Beijing time, the Nikkei 225 index was up 0.73%. Chips and electronics stocks led the gains. Kioxia rose 1.9%, Keyence rose 2.0%. Advantest Test Systems rose more than 2%, SoftBank Group rose 1.75%, and Rohm Semiconductor rose more than 1%.

South Korea’s composite index (KOSPI) widened its advance to 2%, and was at 5,487.59 points. Samsung Electronics rose nearly 4%, and SK hynix rose more than 2%.

Japanese government bonds, however, were hit by selloffs. The yield on the 10-year newly issued Japanese government bond once climbed to 2.400%, the highest level since February 1999. The yield on Japan’s 5-year Japanese government bond rose by 2.0 basis points to 1.815%.

Cryptocurrencies rose. Market conditions showed that Bitcoin broke above $69,000, up nearly 3% in the past 24 hours; Ethereum rose 2.82%. According to CoinGlass data, over the most recent 24 hours, more than 70,000 traders worldwide were liquidated, with a total liquidation amount of $252 million.

In the early trading session on April 6, international precious metals fell. As of the time of publication, spot gold and spot silver were both down more than 1%. For crude oil, WTI crude oil futures rose; as of the time of publication, they were up 0.83% to $112.47 per barrel.

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