[Japanese and Korean Stock Markets Open High and Close Higher, Korean Stocks Close Up Over 8%] Shenchao TechFlow reports, on April 1, market sentiment improved, and Asia-Pacific stock markets rebounded. Japanese and Korean stock markets started April with a strong performance: the Nikkei 225 Index closed up 5.24% at 53,739.68 points. The Korean KOSPI Index closed up 8.44% at 5,478.7 points. (Jin10)