Japanese and South Korean stock markets opened and closed higher, with Japanese stocks hitting a new high again.
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cointelegraph.com
The Nikkei 225 Index rose 3,320.72 points, or 5.58%, to close at 62,833.84 on Thursday, May 7, setting a new all-time high and logging its largest single-day gain since April 2025. The South Korean KOSPI Index rose 105.48 points, or 1.43%, to close at 7,490.04 on Thursday, May 7. (Jinshi)