Asian Markets Surge Sharply Amid US Dollar Strength and Easing Energy Concerns
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
First reported by Calcalist · Jun 30, 2026
What happened
Asian stock markets surged in the last quarter, with South Korea's KOSPI rising 71% and Japan's Nikkei up over 38%, driven by a strong US dollar and easing energy prices. The Japanese yen hit a 40-year low against the dollar amid shifting US interest rate expectations. Global markets showed mixed results, with European and US indices rising and Hong Kong's Hang Seng declining. Upcoming economic data will likely shape future market trends.
- 01South Korea's KOSPI index soared 71% in Q2, more than doubling since year's start.
- 02Japan's Nikkei rose over 38% this quarter, closing with a 1.6% daily gain.
- 03US dollar strengthened, pushing Japanese yen to a 40-year low of 162.41 per dollar.
- 04Brent crude oil prices fell to $72.49 per barrel, easing global energy concerns.
- 05Gold experienced its steepest quarterly drop in over a decade due to dollar strength.
- 06European STOXX and China's CSI300 indices rose 9% and 10% respectively; Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 7.5%.
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