Both Japanese and South Korean stock markets hit record closing highs, with the KOSPI index up 2.15%

Odaily Planet Daily News: The Nikkei 225 index closed up 821.18 points, or 1.38%, at 60,537.36 points on Monday, April 27; the South Korean KOSPI index closed up 139.4 points, or 2.15%, at 6,615.03 points on Monday, April 27. Both indices hit new all-time closing highs, with the Nikkei 225 index closing above 60,000 points for the first time. (Jin Shi)