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EthereumTokenPostKorean, translatedFiled 4 days ago

On the morning of the 9th, KOSPI rose 1.66%... Bitcoin and Ethereum also fell

Original headline9일 오전 코스피 1.66% 상승…비트코인·이더리움도 하락

Open the sourceReported by TokenPost, tokenpost.kr, 9 November 2026, by 강이안

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South Korea’s KOSPI rebounded 1.66%, or 84.21 points, to 5,143.9 in morning trading on the 9th, led by semiconductor heavyweights Samsung Electronics (+2.97%) and SK Hynix (+4.15%), while Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 2.5%. The equity rally diverged from crypto, with bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) trading lower despite a mixed U.S. session in which tech shares partially recovered. The move matters because it signals renewed risk appetite in Asian equities concentrated in chip names even as digital assets weaken. What to watch next is whether the KOSPI holds its gains through the close and whether BTC and ETH resume their decline or stabilize.

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KOSPI, Nikkei 225, Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin (BTC), SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics

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