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LOOK: Asian stocks rebound as investors seek relief from Middle East conflict

Asian stock markets surged on Thursday as a drop in U.S. Treasury yields sparked a tentative recovery in risk appetite amid ongoing Middle East tensions.

March 05, 2026

Reuters

LOOK: Asian stocks rebound as investors seek relief from Middle East conflict

A visitor stands next to an electronic screen displaying Japan's Nikkei stock prices quotation board inside a conference hall in Tokyo, Japan March 4, 2026.

Issei Kato/Reuters

Asian shares rallied on Thursday (March 5) with a decline in U.S. Treasuries pointing to a tentative recovery in risk appetite that has been hammered by the escalating war in the Middle East.


Asian stocks rebound as as investors seek relief from Middle East conflict

A visitor walks past Japan's Nikkei stock prices quotation board inside a conference hall in Tokyo, Japan March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Issei Kato
A visitor walks past Japan's Nikkei stock prices quotation board inside a conference hall in Tokyo, Japan March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Issei Kato

A currency dealer works in front of an electronic board displaying the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and a news report on the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the dealing room of a bank, in Seoul, South Korea, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
A currency dealer works in front of an electronic board displaying the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and a news report on the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the dealing room of a bank, in Seoul, South Korea, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

In South Korea, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) opened up 157.38 points, or 3.09%, at 5,250.92.


In Tokyo, the Nikkei surged over 4% after trading opened on Thursday (March 5).


In Taiwan, the Taiwan Stock Exchange Capitalization Weighted Stock Index (TAIEX) opened up 791.86 points, or 2.41% at 33,620.74.


Production: Tom Bateman, Daewoung Kim, Minwoo Park, Fabian Hamacher, Feline Lim/Reuters

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