Asian stocks open higher as Seoul surges over 4%

Briefing by News4U · First published 2026-10-27 01:01:05 UTC

Japan's Nikkei 225 and South Korea's KOSPI opened higher on October 27, with Seoul gaining more than 4% amid gains in chip stocks.

Japan's Nikkei 225 opened up 0.5% to 0.61% and South Korea's KOSPI rose 3.5% to 4.1% on October 27. [1] [2] [3] [4]

SK Hynix rose over 6% and up to 7.3%, while Samsung Electronics gained over 4% and up to 4.9%. [2] [4]

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