Seoul Composite Opens 0.6% Higher; Japan Markets Closed for Holiday

With Tokyo shut, Seoul's opening move is being priced in a thinner regional order book, which can amplify moves that would look unremarkable on a full-liquidity day. The read-through is mostly for regional allocators and Korea-focused desks, who lose their usual cross-market reference point from Japanese peers. Whether the early gain holds once Tokyo reopens — and whether it reflects genuine Korean demand rather than holiday-thinned flow — is the open question.