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Bitcoin Trades Near $81,400 as South Korea’s KOSPI Sheds 3.73%

Bitcoin Trades Near $81,400 as South Korea’s KOSPI Sheds 3.73%

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Bitcoin (BTC) traded near $81,400 early Tuesday while South Korean and Japanese stock benchmarks closed lower, a cross-market downturn following gains in U.S. equities the previous day. Bitcoin was down 0.5% from 8 p.m. ET Monday (00:00 UTC Tuesday). Ether (ETH) was near $2,385 early Tuesday. Nasdaq 100 futures were down 0.31% in an early U.S. morning reading. South Korea’s KOSPI finished Tuesday at 5,552.74, down 215.27 points, or 3.73%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed at 64,075.42, a loss of 841.28 points, or 1.30%. The Asian declines followed a positive Monday session for U.S. stocks.

Source: TokenPost

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