TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Asia stocks were relatively unaffected on Friday (June 9) after British elections seemed to leave no single party with a clear claim to power.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei opened at 19953.06 up 43.80 points.
In South Korea, stocks opened slightly higher with the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) up 0.33 percent, to 2,371.36 points as of 0130 GMT.
Hong Kong markets opened up as voting for the United Kingdom’s general election closed and counting is underway.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index was up by 37 points to 26090.
