Asian shares surged on Thursday after a recent decline due to the war in the Middle East. South Korea's KOSPI, which witnessed the biggest drop in its 46-year history earlier this week, soared more than 12%, according to LSEG data. Livemint reported that Tokyo's Nikkei 225 surged 4% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 opened 0.38% higher at the start of trading.