the US stock market opened with the Dow up 0.46%, the S&P 500 up 0.33%, and the Nasdaq up 0.64%. Eli Lilly & Co (LLY.N) rose 1%, with its weight loss drug Zepbound surpassing Novo Nordisk's Wegovy in the first comparative trial. ISHARES MSCI South Korea ETF rose 0.18%, and South Korea's opposition party has submitted a presidential impeachment case, while the South Korean defense minister has submitted his resignation.