Equity markets in Japan and South Korea opened higher, with the Nikkei 225 rising over 1% and the KOSPI climbing 0.77%

According to Gate data, Japan's Nikkei 225 index opened up 734.46 points, or 1.06%, at 70,202.57 points on June 30, while South Korea's KOSPI index gained 64.56 points, or 0.77%, opening at 8,459.21 points.

Among individual stocks, Samsung Electronics rose 2%, and SK Hynix gained 1%.