Asian stocks open higher after US ousts Venezuela's Maduro

Nikkei in Tokyo 1.50% while South Korea's Kospi was 2.09% higher in early trade

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Pedestrians walk past an electronic quotation board displaying numbers of the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange during a morning session in Tokyo on November 18, 2025. File photo
Pedestrians walk past an electronic quotation board displaying numbers of the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange during a morning session in Tokyo on November 18, 2025. File photo
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Asian stocks opened higher on Monday as investors weighed the impact of the US ouster of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

In early trade the Nikkei in Tokyo was up 1.50 percent at 51,097 points while South Korea's Kospi was 2.09 percent higher at 4,399. 

Oil prices recovered from earlier lows while gold moved higher.

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