Korean and Japanese stock markets collectively take off. Will this wave of macroeconomic trends drive the crypto market?

【BiTu】 Recently, the stock markets of Japan and South Korea have been moving in sync, and the overall Asian market sentiment has noticeably warmed.

The Nikkei 225 Index closed on January 5th (Monday) with a sharp increase of 1,493.32 points, a gain of 2.97%, ending at 51,832.80 points. Chip stocks and heavy industry stocks have become the main drivers of this rally, pushing the index to a new high for the period.

Next door, South Korea’s performance is even more impressive — the KOSPI Index also surged by 147.89 points on January 5th, a rise of 3.43%, closing at 4,457.52 points, setting a new closing record. Chip and defense sectors took turns rising, with Samsung Electronics soaring by 7.47% in a single day, marking the largest single-day increase since March 24, 2020.

From a market perspective, the synchronized rise of the two neighboring countries reflects a positive shift in global macroeconomic expectations. This warming of sentiment often also propagates into the digital asset sector, warranting attention to subsequent market linkage effects.