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Nikkei 225 falls 0.91% and KOSPI drops 1.47% at June 8 open

Nikkei 225 falls 0.91% and KOSPI drops 1.47% at June 8 open

Asian equity markets opened lower on Monday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 down 604.51 points and South Korea’s KOSPI off 120.21 points, according to Bitget market data cited by BlockBeats.

Fact Check
The original BlockBeats flash (theblockbeats.info/flash/349958) reports the exact figures in the claim — Nikkei 225 down 0.91% (604.51 pts) and KOSPI down 1.47% (120.21 pts) — explicitly citing Bitget data. Bitget News itself publishes the same figures with the same date, and Gate.com's independent news report corroborates identically. All three sources align with the claim.
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Summary

Japan’s Nikkei 225 and South Korea’s KOSPI both opened lower on Monday, June 8, according to Bitget market data cited by BlockBeats. The Nikkei 225 fell 604.51 points, or 0.91%, to 65,983.61 at the open, while the KOSPI declined 120.21 points, or 1.47%, to 8,040.38. The moves point to a weaker start for major Asian equity benchmarks at the beginning of the trading day.

Terms & Concepts
  • Nikkei 225: Japan’s benchmark stock market index.
  • KOSPI: South Korea’s main stock market index.