U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Drives Asia-Pacific Stock Surge, South Korea Index Triggers Circuit Breaker Again.
TradingKey - During the April 8 Asia-Pacific trading session, most regional stock markets continued to rise, driven by the ceasefire in the US-Iran conflict. The Nikkei 225 Index closed up 5.39% at 56,308.42 points. The KOSPI Index triggered circuit breakers within minutes of the opening and finished the session up 6.87% at 5,872.34 points.