Asian stocks also surge after President Trump delays tariffs

A Tokyo board shows the Nikkei index up more than 8% at market opening on April 10.

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Following the breakout of all major stock indexes in the US, Asian stocks also followed the general trend of the US after President Trump postponed taxes , according to AFP, according to Reuters.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index rose 8.3% in morning trading on April 10, while the Kospi index in South Korea rose more than 5%. In Australia, the ASX 200 index rose more than 6%.

Taiwan's Taiex index rose 9.33% to 19,014.61 points, with gains led by real estate, energy and industrial stocks.

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index rose 2.69%, or 545.94 points, to 20,810.43 points, while the Shanghai Composite index rose 1.29%, or 41.03 points, to 3,227.84 points despite China being hit with a 125% tariff increase by the US.

The Jakarta Composite Index rose 289.2 points, or 4.85 percent, to 6,257.18 points shortly after market opened this morning.

European stock futures also rose, with EUROSTOXX 50 and DAX futures both up 8%. FTSE futures rose 5.5%.

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