Market quick wins and fantasies shattered, South Korea and Japan stock markets plummeted in response

MarsBitNews · 2026-04-02T02:25:57+00:00

Mars Finance reports that on April 2nd, due to Trump failing to provide a clear ceasefire timetable in his nationwide speech, the stock markets in Japan and South Korea plummeted. The Japan Nikkei 225 index gave back its morning gains and is currently down 1.1%, at 53,151.80 points; the South Korean KOSPI index fell 3.00% intraday, now at 5,313.97 points. Trump's remarks have dealt a blow to hopes for a swift resolution to the Iran conflict. Trump stated that the United States is close to achieving all military objectives and that it will strike Iran extremely fiercely in the next two to three weeks. Jin10

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2026-04-02 02:25:57

Mars Finance reports that on April 2, due to Trump’s failure to provide a clear ceasefire timeline in a nationwide address, the stock markets of Japan and South Korea plummeted. The Nikkei 225 index in Japan gave back its morning gains and is currently down 1.1%, at 53,151.80 points; the KOSPI index in South Korea fell sharply during the day, dropping 3.00% to 5,313.97 points. Trump’s remarks have dealt a cold shower to market hopes that the conflict with Iran would end quickly. Trump stated that the United States is about to achieve all military objectives and that in the next two or three weeks, it will launch extremely fierce strikes against Iran. (Jin10)

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