The Nikkei 225 index opened up 1.16%, and South Korea's KOSPI index opened up 1.83%.

PANews October 21 news: The Nikkei 225 index opened up 744.29 points, or 1.16%, at 64,819.71 on October 21 (Wednesday). South Korea's KOSPI index opened up 101.87 points, or 1.83%, at 5,654.61 on October 21 (Wednesday). SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics rose about 3%.