Japanese and South Korean stock markets open significantly higher, gold breaks through $4,700

2026-04-01 by admin

BlockBeats news, April 1st, overnight U.S. stocks surged, with Japan and South Korea following the upward trend. According to Bitget market data, the South Korean KOSPI index opened on Wednesday, April 1st, up 267.92 points, a 5.3% increase, at 5,320.38 points. The Nikkei 225 index opened on Wednesday, April 1st, up 883.17 points, a 1.73% increase, at 51,946.89 points.

Spot gold rose to $4,700 per ounce early Wednesday, gaining 0.7% intraday, marking the first time it has reached this level in nearly two weeks.

Deep Tide TechFlow News, April 1st, OpenAI has completed a financing round of $122 billion, with a company valuation reaching $852 billion. This marks the company's largest funding round to date, supporting its significant investments in chips, data centers, and talent. In this financing round, which had been in preparation for months, the majority of the funds came from three major tech companies. Amazon agreed to invest $50 billion in this round, while NVIDIA and SoftBank Group each invested $30 billion. A large portion of Amazon's investment ($35 billion) is contingent on OpenAI either going public or achieving technical milestones in artificial general intelligence.OpenAI has raised over $3 billion from individual investors for the first time through banking channels. OpenAI stated that the company currently generates $2 billion in monthly revenue. Enterprise-level sales currently account for 40% of its revenue, with expectations that this proportion will increase to 50% by the end of the year. (Jin10)

PANews reported on March 31 that, according to Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Dar, after talks in Beijing, jointly proposed a five-point initiative on the situation in the Gulf and the Middle East. Both sides called for an immediate ceasefire and cessation of hostilities, permitted the entry of humanitarian aid into conflict zones, and urged all parties to initiate peace talks through dialogue and diplomacy as soon as possible, committing to resolving disputes peacefully. The initiative emphasizes that conflicting parties should cease attacks on civilians, energy, electricity, desalination plants, nuclear power plants, and other non-military targets, ensure the safety of ships and crew in the Strait of Hormuz, and expedite the restoration of normal navigation. It also reaffirms the primacy of the UN Charter and advocates for building a framework for lasting regional peace through multilateral mechanisms.