On August 21, U.S. stock indices opened higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.55%, the S&P 500 up 0.48%, and the Nasdaq Composite up 0.51%. Cryptocurrency-related stocks also saw gains, with Strategy rising over 6% and both Coinbase and Circle increasing by more than 4%. SK Hynix rose over 2% after announcing a stock buyback plan worth 400 trillion won. Beike surged over 5%, reporting a 25% year-on-year increase in second-quarter transactions for second-hand homes on its platform.